At the north of the village stood the Place of Bonhill, a residence from 1642, to the South was Dalquhurn House.

Despite a report that appeared in The Observer on Sunday 22 February 2009(1) stating that the buried ruins of the manor house of Robert the Bruce had been found in the Pillanflatt area of Renton, this interpretation has yet to be confirmed.

[3] In recent times, Renton has seen some major social regeneration most notably, although not restricted to, housing.

Then they humbled English Cup holders West Bromwich Albion, who had prepared in Scotland for two weeks.

Their weapon was Renton's own famous "chicken bree", the ingredients never disclosed but it was probably port wine switched with a couple of eggs administered daily.

They were hurled at a steel pin driven into a 3-foot (90-centimetre) square clay bed, with the common length of the green being 18 yards (16 metres).

[citation needed] There are several recreational and consumer-related facilities in Renton, including a new mini supermarket and healthy living centre.

There is a youth club at the Autism and Aspergers Centre (old nursery) every Wednesday, 6pm-7:30pm for Primary 1 to 6 and 7:30pm-9pm for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Years at high school.