Torrance, East Dunbartonshire
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| Torrance shown within East Dunbartonshire | |
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2,480 (2001 census) est. 4000 (2008) |
| OS grid reference | NS6192974147 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G64 |
| Dialling code | 01360 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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2,480 (2001 census)
Torrance is a village in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 8 miles (13 km) north of the Glasgow city centre, the name of which comes from the Gaelic An Toran which means 'under the hills'. Torrance used to mainly consist of farmland, but in 2001 had a population of 2,480 and this is expected to have increased in the 2011 census. The village was once famous as a resting place for workers on their way to the Campsie Fells 4 miles (6.4 km) north. The Forth and Clyde Canal has a wharf in the village, and the A807 runs along its southern edge. The village has an active community charity whose aims are to improve the village facilities.
The name comes from the Gaelic An Toran which means 'under the hills'. or from brythonic "Torr-Ant" which means 'side of valley'
The village of Torrance is located in 'The Eleven Ploughs of Balgrochan'. The 'Eleven Ploughlands' are part of the estate of the Grahams of Mugdock, which had been feued in 1630 to local occupiers by the Marquess of Montrose. The feuars, originally holding their land unenclosed, each received an enclosed piece of land in 1735, as was common at the time. The village of Torrance developed some time later.
Although weavers were among the earliest residents of the village, limestone, coal and ironstone extraction also began to emerge as a local industry.
For several years, the canal wharf at Hungryside was Torrance's main connection with the outside world. However, this began to change in 1879 with the opening of a train station by the Kelvin Valley Railway Company.
Torrance offers local amenities to its residents including one hairdresser, one beauty salon, tennis courts, health centre, mechanics, garden centre, bakery, a post office, chemist, Chinese takeaway and newsagents not to mention the large and new Torrance Church of Scotland at the foot of School Road and St. Dominic's RC Church at the top. The local SCOTMID won Milk Retailer of the Year in 2005.
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