Newton Mearns
Population	22, 637 [1]
OS grid reference	NS543558
Council area	East Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newton Mearns
Postcode district	G77
Dialling code	0141
Vehicle code	SA-SJ (Glasgow)
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood
UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

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Newton Mearns is a small suburban town 7 miles southwest of Glasgow, Scotland on the main road to Ayrshire. It has a population of approximately 22,637,^[1] and is 410 feet above sea level. ^[2] The town is part of the Glasgow urban area (officially the Greater Glasgow Metropolitan Settlement Area) which includes the city and its surrounding towns, although it lies outwith Glasgow itself being in East Renfrewshire. Postal addresses are commonly given as "Newton Mearns, Glasgow" as the town has a Glasgow based postcode. Its name derives from being a new town on the moors (Scots "Mearns"). For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Moorland in the Pennines (England); Coarse grasses and bracken tend to dominate especially in high rainfall areas. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ...

History

Until the twentieth century, the land around Newton Mearns was primarily agricultural. Ownership passed from the Pollocks (whose name is perpetuated in the nearby Glasgow housing estate of Pollok) to the Maxwells of Caerlaverock around 1300. It then passed to the Maxwells of Nether Pollok in 1648 and then the Stewarts of Blackhall in 1660. A new turnpike road from Eastwood Toal, now the main Ayr Road, was constructed in 1832 ^[3]. From then on, with the introduction of improved roads and railways to the area, it became established as a growing commuter suburb of Glasgow. To the late Victorian villas of Whitecraigs were added large estates of bungalow houses and modern developments continue to the present day. Pollok is a large district on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... Victorian can refer to: people from or attributes of places called Victoria (disambiguation page), including Victoria, Australia, people who lived during the British Victorian era of the 19th century, and aspects of the Victorian era, for example: Victorian architecture Victorian fashion Victorian morality Victorian literature This is a disambiguation page... A row of bungalows in Virginia A bungalow (Gujarati: , Hindi: ) is a type of single-story house. ...

Historical buildings in the area include the fifteenth century Mearns Castle ^[4], and the 1813 Mearns Kirk ^[5]. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Transport

Traffic through the town was reduced significantly when the new M77 motorway extension was opened in the late 1990s. The motorway was completed despite strong opposition from campaigners in the nearby Darnley, Arden and Pollok areas of Glasgow, who saw their communities divided by the new road. Transport links improved further in May 2006 with the opening of the Glasgow Southern Orbital dual carriageway, and its connection to the M77 extension. The M77 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

As well as minor and major roads, the town has bus links with the centre of Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr. The town is served by two local train stations, Patterton and Whitecraigs, both link Newton Mearns with Glasgow Central station. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For the town in Virginia, USA, see Kilmarnock, Virginia. ... -1... The Patterton railway station is a railway station serving Newton Mearns, Scotland. ... Whitecraigs railway station is a railway station serving the Whitecraigs area of East Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ...

Churches

• Newton Mearns Baptist Church
• Newton Mearns Parish Chrurch
• Maxwell Mearns Castle Parish Church
• Church of Broom
• St Cadoc's Parish Church (RC)

Newton Mearns, along with nearby Giffnock, also houses a large proportion of Glasgow's Jewish community, and there are both Reformed and Orthodox synagogues ^[6]. , Panaoramic View of Fenwick Road, the main street in Giffnock. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... A synagogue (from ancient Greek: , transliterated synagogÄ“, assembly; ‎ beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: or Template:Lanh-he beit tefila, house of prayer, shul; Ladino: , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ...

Schools

One factor that has made the town popular with families is the variety and quality of local schools. The town is served by four Primary schools and three High schools,^[7] as well as one independent secondary school:^[8] A primary school in Český Těšín, Poland. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

Mearns Castle High School is a secondary school in Newton Mearns, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. ... St Ninians High School, which opened in 1984, is a six-year co-educational Catholic School in East Renfrewshire. ...

Leisure

Newton Mearns contains a number of parks, notably Rouken Glen and the National Trust-owned Greenbank Gardens ^[9]. There are numerous golf clubs, rugby and bowling clubs, and a private leisure centre in addition to the council-run swimming pool and leisure centre in Eastwood Park, between Newton Mearns and Giffnock. Rouken Glen is a park in East Renfrewshire to the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Many countries have an organisation called The National Trust or something similar. ... This article is about the sport. ...

Local government

Main article: East Renfrewshire#East Renfrewshire Council

Following the breakup of Strathclyde Regional Council in 1996, Newton Mearns became part of the new East Renfrewshire Council area. As part of this area, it is represented by Jim Murphy MP and Ken Macintosh MSP in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Scottish Parliament respectively. East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... James Murphy (born 23 August 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British politician in the United Kingdom. ... Kenneth Macintosh (born 15 January 1962) is a politician in Scotland. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ...

On more than one occasion, Glasgow City Council has applied to the Scottish Boundaries Commission to have Newton Mearns re-allocated to its control (primarily for the lucrative council tax revenues that would result). However, these attempts have always proved unsuccessful. Politics in Glasgow, Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Glasgow (Glaschu in Gaelic), in elections to the council, and in elections to the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ...

Councillors

As a result of the introduction of the Single Transferable Vote system for Scottish local council elections, it was planned that, in time for elections taking place in and after 2007, the town would be divided into two multi-councillor wards: Liboside and Newton Mearns North and Newton Mearns South.^[10] However, due to a number of complaints about the new divisions, the former was renamed Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North, in a move to keep Neilston an integral part of the council.^[11] The current councillors for the areas are as follows: This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ... Neilston is a village lying to the south west of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire in Scotland. ...

Commerce

Newton Mearns is a primarily residential area, with most of its inhabitants travelling by car or public transport to nearby Glasgow for employment and shopping. However, there are a number of small businesses in the area, as well as an indoor shopping centre. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see pedestrian street or promenade. ...

The Avenue Shopping Centre

This is the only large retail centre in Newton Mearns. It comprises a total of 44 stores, currently including two supermarkets (Asda and M&S), five banks, nine clothing stores and one Subway sandwich shop. The line of the main mall at the Avenue runs the course of the old Newton Mearns high street [citation needed]. This article is about the supermarket chain. ... Marks & Spencer plc (sometimes colloquially known also as M&S, Marks and Sparks, Marks or Markss) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ... SUBWAY® is the name of a franchise that mainly sells sandwiches and salads. ...

References

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External links

• East Renfrewshire Council
• The Avenue Shopping Centre
• St Cadoc's Church
• Broom Church
• Mearns Church
• Maxwell Mearns Parish Church, Church of Mearns Castle High School
• Newton Mearns Baptist Church
• St. Cadoc's Primary School

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