stɹˈæθbleɪn lˈaɪz wɪðˌɪn ðə ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən kˈaʊnti ænd luːtˈɛnənsi ʌv stˈɜːlɪŋʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv kˈaʊnti ʌntˈɪl lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹɪˌoːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
Strathblane lies within the registration county and Lieutenancy of Stirlingshire, which was an administrative county until local government reorganisation in 1975.