Barrhead

Barrhead
Barrhead from the Fereneze Hills
Barrhead
Location within 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.