Townend is a moderate to large housing suburb (area) in Dumbarton, Scotland.
[1] It stretches from Dumbarton Central Station to Barloan Toll, and to Round Riding Rd to the east.
The area has a mix of residential houses, private and council lets.
In the area is the set of River City,[2] a BBC Television soap opera.
Dumbarton Common is in Townend, next to the Broadmeadow Industrial Estate and The Meadow Centre, which has the town's swimming bath, sauna, and fitness suite.