Neilston
Neilston is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the Levern Valley, two miles southwest of Barrhead, 3+3⁄4 miles south of Paisley, and 5+3⁄4 miles south-southwest of Renfrew, at the southwestern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Neilston railway station and Neilston Parish Church, Main Street, Neilston.
Neilston railway station
Railway station
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Neilston railway station is a railway station in the village of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Lines, 11+3⁄4 miles southwest of Glasgow Central.
Craighall Reservoir
Reservoir
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Craighall Reservoir, known locally as Craighall Dam, is one of a number of small reservoirs, situated around Neilston in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The reservoir is located on the western slopes of Neilston Pad and has a number of well maintained public access paths.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrhead and Uplawmoor.
Barrhead
Town
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Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. Barrhead is situated 2 miles northeast of Neilston.
Uplawmoor
Village
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Uplawmoor is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its population was 700 as of 2016. Historic Uplawmoor, associated for centuries with the Barony of Caldwell and the Mure family, is still a vibrant community today, although bereft of the shops once to be found there. Uplawmoor is situated 3 miles southwest of Neilston.
Parkhouse
Suburb
Parkhouse is a residential neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland close to the border with East Renfrewshire. It is located on the south-western edge of the city, close to the towns of Barrhead and Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire. Parkhouse is situated 3 miles northeast of Neilston.
Neilston
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.78467° or 55° 47′ 5″ northLongitude
-4.42635° or 4° 25′ 35″ westPopulation
5,170Elevation
446 feet (136 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB NSNOpen location code
9C7QQHMF+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 198156205OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Neilston” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيلستن”
- Basque: “Neilston”
- Bengali: “নিলস্টোন”
- Bulgarian: “Неилстон”
- Cebuano: “Neilston”
- Chinese: “尼尔斯顿”
- Chinese: “尼爾斯頓”
- Dutch: “Neilston”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيلستن”
- French: “Neilston”
- German: “Neilston”
- Gujarati: “નેલસ્ટન”
- Irish: “Baile Néill”
- Irish: “Baile Nèill”
- Italian: “Neilston”
- Japanese: “二ールストン”
- Kannada: “ನೀಲ್ಸ್ಟನ್”
- Korean: “넬리스턴”
- Lithuanian: “Nilstonas”
- Persian: “نیلستون”
- Portuguese: “Neilston”
- Russian: “Нейлстон”
- Russian: “Нилстон”
- Scots: “Neilstoun”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Nèill”
- Spanish: “Neilston (Escocia)”
- Spanish: “Neilston”
- Swedish: “Neilston”
- Tamil: “நெய்ல்ஸ்டோன்”
- Telugu: “నీల్స్టన్”
- Urdu: “نییلسٹن”
- Welsh: “Neilston”
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