Torrance
The population of Torrance is approximately 2,500. For centuries, the village was known as The Eleven Ploughs of Balgrochan and was part of Mugdock Estate owned by the Graham family.

Milton of Campsie
Milton-of-Campsie has a population of approximately 4,000. Its name may be a corruption of ‘Mill Town’ as there were three corn and two lint mills operating in the area during the 18th century, the latter producing flax for the linen industry.

Milngavie
Milngavie is a town with a population of around 13,000. Its name is thought to be of gaelic origin meaning either “the mill of David” or “a windy knoll”. Milngavie is believed to have been established in the 15th century.

Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown, founded in 1786, has a population of just under 4,000. Until the 1790s, the village was known as Newtown-of-Campsie but close ties to the Lennox family, who owned the local corn mill inevitably meant that the village would become known as Lennox Town and subsequently Lennoxtown.

Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch is a town with a population of over 20,000. It’s history dates back to Roman times when the legions of the Emperor Antoninus Pius constructed a fort there in 142 AD.

Bishopbriggs
Bishopbriggs has a population of over 23,000. The area was once part of the historic parish of Cadder created from lands granted by King William the Lion to Jocelyn, Bishop of Glasgow in 1180.

Bearsden
Bearsden has a population of approximately 29,000. In the past, the area which would eventually become known as Bearsden was variously called Kirktoune, New Kirk or New Kilpatrick.