Newton Mearns

Newton Mearns is a suburban town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet (125.0 m) above sea level. It has a population of approximately 22,637. The town is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Its name derives from being a new town of the Mearns (from Scottish Gaelic "a' Mhaoirne" meaning a stewartry, cf The Mearns) Newton Mearns is the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire and is mainly middle class. Until the 20th century, the land around Newton Mearns was primarily swamp. 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...