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Eaglesham history
Origin of the name
Eaglesham means a ‘settlement with a church or belonging to a church’ First element is ultimately a Brittonic word for ‘church’, a loan-word from Latin ecclesia . Second element derives from Old English hām (settlement; cf. Scots hame, English home)
The Middle Ages
The parish of Eaglesham formed part of the district of Mearns, and together with other lands were bestowed to Walter fitz Alan, Steward of Scotland, by David I. It is almost certain that Walter granted Eaglesham to Robert de Montgomerie, one of his principal followers .
17th century
The Calvinistic Covenanter movement was founded as a reaction against the efforts of King Charles I to forcibly introduce High Church Episcopalianism inspired by the Caroline Divines . The population of Renfrewshire was predominantly in favour of the National Covenant and Alexander, 6th Earl of Eglinton signed the covenant .
18th and 19th centuries
Until the 18th century, Scotland’s villages were little more than settlements loosely organised around fermtouns . In 1769 Alexander, 10th Earl of Eglinton, began the work of developing the old Kirktoun of Eaglesham into a planned village .
20th century
The Eaglesham Estates were heavily burdened in the early 20th century . The village was designated the first outstanding conservation area in Britain on 12 August 1960 .
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