Waterfoot

Waterfoot is a hamlet in , . It is on the B767 road between and , which are 1 mile to the north and south respectively, while is about 2 miles to the west and about 5 miles to the southeast.
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Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,260 residents
  • Description: village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mearns Castle and Thorntonhall railway station.

Castle
Photo: wrobison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 15th-century tower house in , , south of , . It is a Category A listed building. The castle has been restored and is now part of the Maxwell Church.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the village of . The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the East Kilbride–Glasgow Central line.

School
Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a non-denominational state secondary school in , Scotland. As of 2024, the school contained 1678 pupils out of a capacity of 1710, making it one of the biggest state schools in Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorntonhall and Busby.

Village
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an affluent village in , Scotland, lying around 6 miles to the south of , and around 2+1⁄2 miles west of .

Village
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. is in the urban area, but is administratively separate from . It lies on the White Cart Water six miles south of Glasgow city centre and 3⁄4 mile northwest of the outskirts of .

Photo: Kenneth Mallard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in East Renfrewshire in . It is between Glasgow and East Kilbride and is seen as very affluent and is connected to Waterfoot which is a hamlet with very expensive houses.

Waterfoot

Latitude
55.76323° or 55° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.2812° or 4° 16′ 52″ west
Population
1,260
Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)
Open location code
9C7QQP79+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2079940914
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592217
Wiki­data ID
Q7973987
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Waterfoot” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Waterfoot”
  • Dutch: “Waterfoot”
  • French: “Waterfoot (East Renfrewshire)”
  • French: “Waterfoot”
  • Persian: “واترفوت”
  • Spanish: “Waterfoot”
  • Urdu: “واٹر فٹ، ایسٹ رینفرو شائر”
  • Welsh: “Waterfoot”

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