East Renfrewshire
Local name: Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear
Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 55°45′00″ N 4°20′00″ W
- Population
- 99,830
- 99.8K
- Elevation
- 154 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 58
- listed under East Renfrewshire
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport15 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport32 km
About East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 99,830.
East Renfrewshire (Scots: Aest Renfrewshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It was formed in 1996, as a successor to the Eastwood district of the Strathclyde region. Clockwise, East Renfrewshire borders Glasgow to the northeast, South Lanarkshire to the southeast, East Ayrshire to the southwest, North Ayrshire to the west and Renfrewshire to the northwest. Many of the council area's northern settlements fall into the Greater Glasgow urban area.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 174 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering East Renfrewshire
- South Lanarkshire
Twin towns and sister cities of East Renfrewshire
- Albertslund· Denmark
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of East Renfrewshire over time
| 2008 | 89,870 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89,980 | |
| 2010 | 90,410 | |
| 2011 | 90,810 | |
| 2012 | 91,040 | |
| 2013 | 91,530 | |
| 2014 | 92,410 | |
| 2015 | 92,940 | |
| 2016 | 93,810 | |
| 2017 | 94,760 | |
| 2018 | 95,170 | |
| 2019 | 95,530 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of East Renfrewshire
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (164 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 114 | 124 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 100 | 137 | 158 | 155 | 155 |
How to get to East Renfrewshire
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 14 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 15 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 32 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 64 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 14 kmnorth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 75 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 116 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 193 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from East Renfrewshire
Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 3,604 natural sites, 1,096 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km165 places
- Newshot Island Island 18 kmN
- Long Loch Lake 6 kmW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 6 kmS
- Loch Libo Lake 11 kmW
25–60 km1,255 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 37 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 38 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 31 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 35 kmW
60–100 km3,450 places
- Isle of Arran Island 60 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 78 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 70 kmE
- Portobello Beach Beach 80 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in East Renfrewshire
58 places- 1 Newton Mearns 28.2K
- 2 Barrhead 17.9K
- 3 Giffnock 12.1K
- 4 Clarkston 9.5K
- 5 Neilston 5.3K
- 6 Netherlee 4.6K
- 7 Thornliebank 4.2K
- 8 Stamperland 3.6K
- 9 Busby 3.2K
- 10 Eaglesham 3.2K
- 11 Waterfoot 1.3K
- 12 Uplawmoor 560
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages27
- Arthurlie · Neighbourhood
- Auchenback · Neighbourhood
- Bowerwalls · Neighbourhood
- Boylestone · Neighbourhood
- Broom · Neighbourhood
- Burnhouse · Neighbourhood
- Crookfur · Neighbourhood
- Crossmill · Neighbourhood
- Dovecothall · Neighbourhood
- Dunterlie · Neighbourhood
- Gateside · Neighbourhood
- Hillside · Neighbourhood
- Jenny Lind · Neighbourhood
- Kirkhill · Neighbourhood
- Levernside · Neighbourhood
- Lochlibo · Neighbourhood
- Mearns · Neighbourhood
- Merrylee · Neighbourhood
- Millerston · Village
- Nether Kirkton · Neighbourhood
- Orchard Park · Neighbourhood
- Sheddens · Neighbourhood
- Shillford · Village
- Springhill · Neighbourhood
- Waterside · Village
- Whitecraigs · Neighbourhood
- Williamwood · Neighbourhood
Mountains & nature17
- Ballageich Hill · Mountain
- Bennan Hill · Mountain
- Blackwood Hill · Mountain
- Byreside Hill · Mountain
- Cairn Hill · Mountain
- Corkindale Law · Mountain
- Corse Hill · Mountain
- Dareduff Hill · Mountain
- Duncarnock · Mountain
- Dunwan Hill · Mountain
- Dyke Hill · Mountain
- Floak Hill · Mountain
- James's Hill · Mountain
- Knockenae · Mountain
- Mearns Law · Mountain
- Neilston Pad · Mountain
- Thornliemuir · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts2
- Black Loch · Lake
- Long Loch · Lake
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brother Loch Lake, Scotland3.1 km W
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Earn Water River, Scotland3.1 km E
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Bennan Loch Reservoir Lake, Scotland3.9 km S
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Lochgoin Reservoir Lake, Scotland5.6 km S
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Drumboy Hill Mountain, East Ayrshire6.4 km SW
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Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City9.9 km NE
Other regions in Scotland
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Renfrewshire District, Scotland14 km NW -
Glasgow City District, Scotland14 km N
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East Dunbartonshire District, Scotland22 km N -
North Lanarkshire District, Scotland29 km NE
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North Ayrshire District, Scotland26 km W -
West Dunbartonshire District, Scotland27 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources