- Uplawmoor
infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Uplawmoor
gaelic_name=
scots_name=
population= 590 (2004 Est.)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= NS434552
map_type=Scotland
latitude=55.765278
longitude= -4.495556
unitary_scotland=East Renfrewshire
lieutenancy_scotland= Renfrewshire
constituency_westminster= East Renfreshire
constituency_scottish_parliament= Eastwood
post_town= GLASGOW
postcode_district = G78
postcode_area= G
dial_code= 01505
edinburgh_distance=
london_distance=
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static_image_caption=
area_total_sq_mi=Uplawmoor is a village in
East Renfrewshire ,Scotland . Population 590 (2004).Historic Uplawmoor, associated for centuries with the Barony of Caldwell and the Mure family, is still a vibrant community today, although now bereft of many of the services once to be found there. Farming has always been of great importance locally.
Historically the village was served by two
railway lines - Lanarkshire and Ayrshire and Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint RailwayCaldwell station opened on
27 March 1871 . The station was renamed to Uplawmoor upon the closure of the station with the same name on theLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on2 April 1962 . The station closed permanently on7 November 1966 . A number of local campaigns to re-open the station have so far been unsuccessful.
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