Barrhead

Barrhead
Barrhead from the Fereneze Hills
Barrhead
Barrhead
Location within East Renfrewshire
Barrhead
Barrhead (East Renfrewshire)
Population17,890 (2020)
OS grid referenceNS505585
• Edinburgh48 mi (77 km)
• London344 mi (554 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG78
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Barrhead (Scots: Baurheid, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.