Giffnock

Giffnock
Town and administrative centre
Shops on Fenwick Road
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Population12,250 ((mid-2016 est.)"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.)
OS grid reference[NS565585 NS565585]
• Edinburgh51 mi (82 km) ENE
• London344 mi (554 km) SSE
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG46
Dialling code0141
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55°48′18″N 4°17′41″W / 55.805109°N 4.294610°W / 55.805109; -4.294610

Giffnock (/ˈɡɪfnək/; Scots: Giffnock; Scottish Gaelic: Giofnag, gd) is the most important town in East Renfrewshire, the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

It is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) east of Barrhead, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) east-southeast of Paisley and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) northwest of East Kilbride.

Giffnock has called one of the least poor areas of Scotland. Stockbridge, Edinburgh was the least poor in Scotland in 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Giffnock". Gaelic Place-names of Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "List of Railway station names". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Macnab, Scott (28 January 2020). "Edinburgh's Stockbridge is the 'least deprived' area of Scotland". The Scotsman. JPI Media Publishing. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Haugh, Jack (30 January 2020). "Barrhead's most and least deprived areas revealed". Barrhead News. Gannett. Retrieved 23 April 2021.