page_title: Ralston, Renfrewshire
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Ralston, Renfrewshire / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Locator map for Ralston, Renfrewshire
context_page_description: Ralston is a small, suburban settlement in Renfrewshire, Scotland, being part of the greater town of Paisley. The district straddles the A761, the main dual-carriageway between Renfrewshire and the City of Glasgow.
context_section_description: Ralston is situated primarily on a series of south-facing hillsides, overlooking the Gleniffer Braes and the Bullwood plantation.  The district merges congruously with the sandstone villas of Paisley to its west.  Here, Barshaw Park provides a convenient boundary between the district and its larger neighbour.  To the east, Ralston's painted stone cottages and their proudly-maintained front gardens define the Glasgow Road all the way to the Renfrewshire border and beyond, merging unobtrusively with the cottages of neighbouring Crookston.  Ralston's northern edge is defined by South Arkleston farm at the foot of Penilee Bridge; its southern extent is limited by Ralston Golf Course and the leeward side of Bathgo Hill.
  To the north, the district's official (ward) boundary extends beyond Penilee Bridge, to the main Paisley - Glasgow railway (Inverclyde Line), which forms the boundary between North and South Arkleston farms.  To the south, Ralston's 'jurisdiction' takes in the whole of Ralston Golf Course and extends beyond the Paisley Canal railway line to the White Cart Water at Ross Hall Mains farm.
  Ralston's northern boundary falls close to the out-of-town retail development at Braehead on the River Clyde near Renfrew.  To the west, Ralston's boundary with Paisley is less well-defined.  Despite Paisley's pre-1974 burgh boundary intersecting the Glasgow Road at the corner of Oldhall Road, today, the district is considered by many, including the local community council, to include the part of Paisley between Hawkhead Road and the historic Paisley-Ralston boundary. This is primarily attributable to the fact that, in spite of the formal administrative boundaries, both current and traditional, children living east of Hawkhead Road have always fallen within the catchment area of Ralston Primary School.
caption: The location of Ralston in Renfrewshire, and Scotland.
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