Auchenback
Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Fereneze Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achadh nam Bac”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balgray railway station and St Luke’s High School.
Balgray railway station
Railway station
Balgray railway station is a railway station at the south of Barrhead, Scotland. The station serves communities in the south of Barrhead, on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.
St Luke’s High School
School
St Luke's High School is a school in the Auchenback area of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in the Greater Glasgow area of Scotland. The school focuses on its Catholic ethos in teaching and its close relationship with the communities of Barrhead and Neilston, also rarely serving areas further afield including Paisley, Pollok, Glenburn and Uplawmoor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrhead and Parkhouse.
Barrhead
Town
Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Fereneze Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.
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.
South Nitshill
Suburb
South Nitshill is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, in the south-west of the conurbation and within the Greater Pollok ward of the local authority area.
Auchenback
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.79481° or 55° 47′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.38151° or 4° 22′ 53″ west
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
9C7QQJV9+W9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Auchenback” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Achadh nam Bac”
- Cornish: “Achadh nam Bac”
- Dutch: “Auchenback”
- French: “Auchenback”
- Hausa: “Auchenback”
- Irish: “Achadh nam Bac”
- Manx: “Achadh nam Bac”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Achadh nam Bac”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Auchenback”
- Welsh: “Achadh nam Bac”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Auchenback Resource Centre and Auchenback Post Office.
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