Eaglesham

Eaglesham
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Population	3,470 (2022)[1]
OS grid reference	NS573519
Community council	Eaglesham and Waterfoot
Council area	East Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G76
Dialling code	01355
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood
List of places UK Scotland 55°44′22″N 4°16′24″W / 55.739444°N 4.273333°W / 55.739444; -4.273333

Eaglesham (/ˈiːɡəlsəm/ or /ˈiːɡəlʃəm/, EE-gəl-səm or EE-gəl-shəm; Scots: The Lang Raw^{[citation needed]};^[2] Scottish Gaelic: Baile na h-Eaglais [ˈpalə na ˈhekl̪ˠɪʃ]) is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about 10 miles (16 km) south of Glasgow, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of East Kilbride.

The 2011 census revealed that the village had 3,114 occupants, down 13 from the 2001 census (3,127). Eaglesham is distinctive in being built around the Orry, a triangular park area of common land about 1⁄3 mile (540 m) in length, interspersed with trees and divided in the centre by the Eaglesham Burn. The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton. In the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town. Today's village^[3] was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton. It had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton-mill. Many of its buildings are category B or C listed buildings, and the planned village area is a conservation area. Eaglesham was designated Scotland's first outstanding conservation area in 1960. It is likely that here has been a place of worship since the 5th or 6th centuries.

The village is an example of an early Scottish planned village.