Eaglesham is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about 10 miles south of Glasgow, 3 miles southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and 4 miles southwest of East Kilbride. The 2011 census revealed that the village had 3,114 occupants, down 13 from the 2001 census. Eaglesham is distinctive in being built around the Orry, a tria…Eaglesham is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about 10 miles south of Glasgow, 3 miles southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and 4 miles southwest of East Kilbride. The 2011 census revealed that the village had 3,114 occupants, down 13 from the 2001 census. Eaglesham is distinctive in being built around the Orry, a triangular park area of common land about 1⁄3 mile in length, interspersed with trees and divided in the centre by the Eaglesham Burn. The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton. In the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town. Today's village was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton. It had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton-mill. Many of its buildings are category B or C listed buildings, and the planned village area is a conservation area. Eaglesham was designated Scotland's first outstanding conservation area in 1960. It is likely that here has been a place of worship since the 5th or 6th centuries.
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