Eaglesham

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Eaglesham

Total population

3,172

Coordinates55.74°, -4.27°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Eaglesham 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Donald McKinlay

Scottish footballer (1891-1959)

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John Dick

Scottish footballer and manager (1877-1932)

Kyle Chipchura

Canadian ice hockey player

Jackson Carlaw

Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party

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Eddie Duffy

British musician

Edward Arthur Walton

Scottish painter (1860-1922)

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Tommy Sloan

Scottish footballer (1925-2010)

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David Brodie

field hockey player (1910–1996)

Bob McPhail

Scottish footballer (1905-2000)

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Johnny Anderson

Scottish footballer (1929-2011)

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William Dunning

Scottish association football player (1865-1902)

John Davidson

Scottish poet (1857-1909)

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Jim Leslie

Scottish footballer

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Alex Donaldson

Scottish footballer (1890-1972)

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Allan Gilmour, Sr.

Scottish lumber magnate; created operations in British North America

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Bill Smith

Scottish footballer born in 1906

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Eaglesham

Barrhead and Eaglesham

Ordnance Survey · 1981

An archaeological survey of Eaglesham Orry, Eaglesham village in Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrewshire

Susan Hunter · 2012

Eaglesham, an earl's creation

Jane Scott Deighton · 1974

King Cotton in the Cairngorms

Nancy Eaglesham · 1999

Comintern Cadre

Gavin Bowd · 2006

An archaeological survey of the lands of Langlee, Bennan, and Shieldhill in Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrewshire

Susan Hunter · 2004

An archaeological survey of the lands of North Highcraig, Nethercraig & Temples Farms in Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrewshire

Susan Hunter · 2009

An archaeological survey of the lands of East and West Ardoch, Stonebyres & Threepland Farms in Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrewshire

Susan Hunter · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Giant House Spider Complex

Eratigena atrica

Seen 2026-09-17

porcelain mushroom

Oudemansiella mucida

Seen 2026-09-17

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-09-17

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-16

Old Lady

Mormo maura

Seen 2026-09-16

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-09-16

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers