Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire

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Waterfoot is a small village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is situated on the B767 road between Busby and Eaglesham, which are approximately one mile north and south respectively, while the Newton Mearns area is about two miles to the west. The new Glasgow Southern Orbital road (part of the the A726) passes just to the south of Waterfoot.

The village lies on the west bank of the White Cart Water, and the original settlement grew up around a mill and smithy. Waterfoot today is, however, purely residential in character, having expanded in the latter half of the 20th century as a commuter dormitory village. Although Waterfoot is relatively affluent, there are no shops or other services, with residents having to travel to neighbouring settlements to access amenities. The 2001 census reported that Waterfoot had a population of 1,279.