Editing Netherlee

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| official_name                    = Netherlee
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| country                          = Scotland
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| static_image_caption             = Ormonde Crescent, with a view towards [[Glasgow]] and the [[Campsie Fells]] in the distance
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| post_town                        = GLASGOW
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| dial_code                        = 0141
| constituency_westminster         = [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]]
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| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]]
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'''Netherlee''' is an affluent suburban residential area in [[East Renfrewshire]], Scotland. It is situated on the west bank of the [[White Cart Water]] about 4 miles (6.5&nbsp;km) south of [[Glasgow]] city centre. Part of the [[Greater Glasgow]] conurbation, it is mostly contiguous with the city, and is just beyond the boundary of its local authority area. It is a separate [[List of census localities in Scotland|census locality]] from Glasgow, like other areas such as neighbouring [[Giffnock]] and [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]]. Netherlee is directly contiguous with [[Stamperland]]. It is also in a council ward with Clarkston and its neighbour [[Busby, East Renfrewshire|Busby]]. As of 2012, Netherlee has a population of 4,550.

Originally a small rural hamlet dependent upon the mills along the river, Netherlee became extensively urbanised in the 20th century, developing into an affluent commuter suburb. The area is served by a parish church, primary school and library, as well as a number of local shops and parks. [[Cathcart Cemetery]] also falls within the boundaries of Netherlee.

==History==
[[File:Trees and hillock - geograph.org.uk - 1741323.jpg|thumb|left|The hill where Lee Castle was located]]
In the medieval era, the area of modern Netherlee and [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]] was known as the Lands of Lee, centred on Lee Castle.<ref name=portal>[http://www.portaltothepast.co.uk/article/3274/Clarkston-Stamperland--Netherlee Clarkston, Stamperland & Netherlee], Portal to the Past (East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure)</ref> The small hill on which the castle stood is now the small park behind Netherlee Post Office. In the 15th century, the Lands of Lee were split up into Netherlee, and Midlee (now [[Stamperland]]) and Overlee (both now part of neighbouring Clarkston).<ref name="Nisbet">{{cite book|last=Nisbet|first=Douglas|title=Old Clarkston and Netherlee|year=2007|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine|isbn=9781840333893|page=3}}</ref> From the 1660s onwards, the Maxwell family of Bogton, (which extended into modern [[Muirend]]) developed the original Williamwood House and the surrounding Williamwood Estate. The house was built adjacent to the site of Lee Castle, the latter being demolished around this time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netherlee|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/307542/details/netherlee/|work=Canmore|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=11 February 2014}}</ref>

The original hamlet of Netherlee developed in connection with a paper mill which was opened on the western bank of the [[White Cart Water]] around 1700. Towards the end of the 18th century, the Netherlee House mansion was built by one of the mill's owners, John Muir. By the 1790s, Netherlee had expanded from the riverside to a new village centre on the main road from [[Glasgow]] to [[Kilmarnock]] (now the location of MacLaren Place). In the 1830s the mill became a calico printworks, which provided the main source of employment in the area until the 1880s.<ref name="Nisbet"/><ref name=portal/>

The early years of the 20th century saw the first phase of urbanisation. New housing developments, typically red sandstone terraces, began to eat up former agricultural land. Due to building restrictions as a result of the First World War, however, it was not until the 1920s that the majority of residential streets off the main artery were fully developed as they appear today.<ref name=portal/> Netherlee in the mid-1930s was mostly as it is today, with the construction of the parish church, primary school and the MacLaren Place building.

==Governance==
Netherlee is in [[East Renfrewshire]], one of the 32 [[Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas|council areas]] of Scotland for local government purposes. East Renfrewshire Council, the unitary [[Local government in Scotland|local council]], is based in nearby [[Giffnock]] and is responsible for local government. For local electoral purposes, Netherlee was formerly a [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] electing a single councillor to East Renfrewshire Council, but is now grouped with [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]] and [[Busby, East Renfrewshire|Busby]] as a larger multi-member ward electing three councillors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Councillors and democracy|url=http://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/councillors-democracy|publisher=East Renfrewshire Council|accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref> Netherlee and Stamperland together form one of East Renfrewshire's designated [[community council]] areas, but following the dissolution of the previous community council in 2015 there were insufficient nominations for it to be re-established at that time.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Loney|first1=Gillian|title=East Ren community councils feud continues|url=http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/local-headlines/east-ren-community-councils-feud-continues-1-3887175|accessdate=22 June 2016|work=Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra|date=15 September 2015}}</ref>

The Netherlee area has been part of the [[Counties of Scotland|historic county]] of [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]] since medieval times. From 1890 onwards, Renfrewshire was an area of local government administered by a [[county council]]. Although Renfrewshire ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975, it continues to exist as both a [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|Lieutenancy area]] and [[registration county]]. Netherlee is also within the ancient [[Parish (administrative division)#Scotland, Wales and Ireland|parish]] of Cathcart, which formed the lowest tier of local government between 1845 and 1930, and which continues to exist for some statistical purposes. Between 1930 and 1975, Netherlee was within the First Landward District of Renfrewshire.

Following the abolition of administrative counties in 1975, Netherlee became a part of the new [[Eastwood, Strathclyde|Eastwood District]] within [[Strathclyde Region]] under the [[Regions and districts of Scotland|two tier system of local government]] which lasted until the creation of the present unitary authorities in 1996.

In the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], Netherlee is represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as part of the [[county constituency]] of [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]]. [[Kirsten Oswald]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] was first elected as MP for East Renfrewshire in the [[List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland 2015–17|2015 General Election]]. For the [[Scottish Parliament]], Netherlee forms part of the [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]] constituency within the [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland electoral region]]. As such it is currently represented by [[Jackson Carlaw]] of the [[Scottish Conservative Party]] as the constituency [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) in addition to the seven regional list MSPs.

==Geography==

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Netherlee
|North     = [[Muirend]]
|Northeast = ''[[River Cart|White Cart Water]]'' / [[Cathcart]]
|East      = ''[[River Cart|White Cart Water]]'' / [[Castlemilk]]
|Southeast = [[Carmunnock]]
|South     = [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Giffnock]]
|Northwest = [[Merrylee]]
}}

At {{coord|55|48|7|N|4|16|12|W|type:city}}, Netherlee is in Scotland's [[Central Lowlands]]. The community is {{convert|175|ft|m}} above sea level, {{convert|4.2|mi|km|1}} northwest of [[East Kilbride]], {{convert|4.4|mi|km|1}} south of Glasgow and {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} east of [[Barrhead]]. The area is contiguous with the city of Glasgow and forms part of the [[Greater Glasgow]] conurbation. It lies on the west bank of the [[River Cart|White Cart Water]], a tributary of the [[River Clyde]].

==Demography==

For census purposes, Netherlee is classed as a [[List of census localities in Scotland|locality]] within the settlement of Greater Glasgow. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011]], Netherlee had a total resident population of 4,562. The population is 88% White Scottish, with white people as a whole making up 97.1% of the total. 2.4% are [[British Asian|Asian]] with 0.5% from other ethnic backgrounds. 62.2% of the population identified as Christian (38.8% Church of Scotland, 19.7% Roman Catholic and 3.7% other Christian denominations), with 28.9% stating they had no religion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Area Profiles|url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/area.html|website=Scotland's Census|publisher=National Records of Scotland|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref>

The most recent estimate, from mid-2012, suggests the population of Netherlee has decreased very slightly to 4,550.<ref>{{cite web|title=Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012|url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area/mid-2012-settlements/2012-pop-est-sett-local-main-tab3a.pdf|publisher=National Records of Scotland|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref>

In a 2014 [[Royal Mail]] survey, the [[G postcode area|G44 postcode]] – which includes Netherlee – was rated as the most desirable area of Scotland to live in.<ref>{{cite web|title=UK's 'most desirable' postcodes revealed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28918709|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Statistics from the 2020 [[Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation]] ranks Netherlee as one of the ten least deprived areas in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scotland's most and least deprived areas named |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-51279966 |accessdate=3 April 2020 |work=BBC News |date=28 January 2020}}</ref>

==Culture and community==
Netherlee Library is operated by East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure, a charity partially funded by East Renfrewshire Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=Netherlee Library |url=https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/netherleelibrary |accessdate=26 April 2019 |publisher=East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
MacLaren Place is a [[Listed building#Scotland|Category B listed building]] on Clarkston Road.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB5126|desc=Clarkston Road MacLaren Place|cat=B|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> A long three-storey tenement building with shops on the ground floor, its design combines traditional Glasgow tenement stylings with contemporary art deco details. Designed by Glasgow architect Andrew Wilson, it was built in 1935 for local landowner John MacLaren Lochead (who lived in the now-demolished Netherlee House) and replaced an earlier cottage-style tenement row.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shops |url=http://www.portaltothepast.co.uk/article/3202/Shops |accessdate=11 March 2019 |work=Portal to the Past |publisher=East Renfrewshire Council}}</ref>

Netherlee Parish Church on Ormonde Avenue is also Category B listed. Built in 1933 by architects Stewart and Paterson, it was probably the last stone church built in the Glasgow area.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB5166|desc=Netherlee Parish Church Ormonde Avenue|cat=B|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Netherlee new conservation area.png|thumb|Boundaries of the Netherlee conservation area]]
The north part of Netherlee (referred to as Bogton on some maps) as well as First Avenue and small areas around North Williamwood were made a [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]] in 2019.<ref>[https://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/people/netherlee-and-crookfur-conservation-areas-approved-1-5006217 Netherlee and Crookfur conservation areas approved], Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra, 18 September 2019</ref> They were classed as an article 2 protection area up until that point, which gave it the majority of the protections of a conservation area anyway.

==Education==
There is one non-denominational [[primary school]] in the area, Netherlee Primary School, opened in 1933 to serve the growing population. It was extensively modernised and expanded in the 1990s. In December 2005 it became the first school in Scotland to achieve a top-level "excellent" rating following inspection by [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education]].<ref>{{cite news|title=School celebrates as Scotland gets best-ever report card|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/school-celebrates-as-scotland-gets-best-ever-report-card-1-722652|accessdate=27 January 2016|work=The Scotsman|date=25 October 2006|location=Edinburgh}}</ref> It acts as a feeder for [[Williamwood High School]] in neighbouring Clarkston.

==Notable people==
Former [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] footballer [[Bob McPhail]] lived in Netherlee in retirement, until his death in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob McPhail |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12236913.bob-mcphail/ |accessdate=2 April 2020 |work=The Herald |date=29 August 2000 |location=Glasgow}}</ref>

Scottish folk singer [[Alastair McDonald (musician)|Alastair McDonald]] lives in Netherlee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ali Mac is back with his banjo |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/ayrshire-post/20190925/282235192382045 |accessdate=8 October 2019 |work=Ayrshire Post |date=25 September 2019|via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref>

Olympic athlete [[Lee McConnell]] moved to Netherlee in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gillon|first1=Doug|title=Wee man calls the shots for Lee McConnell|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13130983.Wee_man_calls_the_shots_for_Lee_McConnell/|accessdate=23 June 2016|work=The Herald|date=9 November 2013|location=Glasgow}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.gerryblaikie.com/southglasgow/eastwood.htm Giffnock & Netherlee - Illustrated Guide]

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