Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire

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Waterfoot
Scots: Watterfit
Waterfoot is located in East Renfrewshire
Waterfoot
Waterfoot
 Waterfoot shown within East Renfrewshire
Population 1,279 
OS grid reference NS569546
   – Edinburgh 44 mi (71 km)  ENE
   – London 340 mi (550 km)  SSE
Council area East Renfrewshire
South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area Renfrewshire
Lanarkshire
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Glasgow
Postcode district G76
Dialling code 01355
0141
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament East Renfrewshire
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Scottish Parliament Eastwood
East Kilbride
List of places
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Waterfoot (Scots: Watterfit )[1] is a small hamlet in East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the B767 road between Clarkston and Eaglesham, which are one mile north and south respectively, while Newton Mearns is about two miles to the west and East Kilbride about three miles to the east.

The Glasgow Southern Orbital road (part of the A726) passes just to the south of Waterfoot. The hamlet lies on the west bank of the White Cart Water, and the original settlement grew up around a farm, mill and smithy. One early record of the hamlet is in Timothy Pont's maps of Scotland (1583 - 1596).

Waterfoot today is, however, purely residential in character, having expanded in the latter half of the 20th century as a commuter dormitory hamlet. Although Waterfoot is relatively affluent, there are no shops or other services, with residents having to travel to other areas to access amenities. The 2001 census reported that Waterfoot had a population of 1,279. Waterfoot is also the home to Hi-Fi equipment company and record label, Linn Products.

A small part of Waterfoot on the east side of the White Cart lies in the South Lanarkshire council area.

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