Netherplace

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

Overview

Netherplace is a hamlet in East Renfrewshire. It is to the west of Newton Mearns, and adjacent to the M77 motorway. The settlement is almost entirely along the Netherplace Road. It contains a farm, as well as some houses, and a reservoir. It also used to be home to the Netherplace Dye Works, which was demolished in 2016, after a fly infestation across Newton Mearns which also spread to nearby Giffnock and Clarkston.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Donald McKinlay

Scottish footballer (1891-1959)

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Craig Brown

Scottish footballer and manager (1940–2023)

Frankie Boyle

British comedian

Kyle Chipchura

Canadian ice hockey player

Jackson Carlaw

Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party

Edward Arthur Walton

Scottish painter (1860-1922)

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Tommy Sloan

Scottish footballer (1925-2010)

Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet

British politician (1807–1897)

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David Brodie

field hockey player (1910–1996)

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William Collins

Scottish schoolmaster and publisher, founder of William Collins, Sons (1789-1853)

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)

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

Nearby places in Scotland

• Millhall
  4.9 mi away
• Crookedholm
  12.2 mi away
• North Blochairn
  13.2 mi away
• Strathblane
  14.9 mi away · pop. 1,970
• Fairlie
  19.2 mi away
• Castlecary
  21.5 mi away
• Braeface
  22.4 mi away
• Allandale
  22.5 mi away · pop. 289
• Binniehill
  23.2 mi away
• Blairston Mains
  27 mi away
• Brae of Auchendrane
  27.6 mi away
• Invertrossachs
  30.7 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-09-25

horse-chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Seen 2026-09-25

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-25

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Seen 2026-09-25

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

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Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-09-25

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-09-25

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