Giffnock
Giffnock shown within Scotland
Population	9,353 [1]
OS grid reference	NS565585
Council area	East Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Giffnock
Postcode district	G46
Dialling code	0141
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood
List of places: UK • Scotland

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Giffnock is an area within East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Giffnock's location within Greater Glasgow effectively makes it a suburb of the city, though it remains administratively separate. It has a population of about 9,300 people. It is located very close to where the A77 road from Glasgow to Kilmarnock crosses the A727 from Paisley to East Kilbride (at 55n48 x 04w19) and is served by Giffnock railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line branch to East Kilbride. It lies outside the City of Glasgow local authority area and houses the administrative offices of East Renfrewshire council. East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Greater Glasgow is the conurbation that includes and surrounds the city of Glasgow in the west of Scotland. ... The A77 road is a major road in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Kilmarnock (disambiguation). ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 7 in Great Britain starting north of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary, west of the A7 and south of the A8. ... Paisley (Pàislig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town, and former royal burgh in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. ... East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride The line south of Kilmarnock was built by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway and the Glasgow... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Panaoramic View of Fenwick Road, the main street in Giffnock.

Giffnock is a relatively wealthy area, with most houses made of sandstone, and is also home to Scotland's largest Jewish community research.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The earliest date at which Jews arrived in Scotland is not known. ...

Giffnock is the home to the 28th Glasgow (Giffnock) Scout Group, and the Scout Hall which has played a part in community. It is also home to St Ninian's High School, which, like East Renfrewshire's other schools, is one of Scotland's top-performing state schools. Also in Giffnock are two primary schools, Giffnock primary school and Braidbar primary school, both providing consistently good results from scholars attending. Map of Scotland highlighting the location of Greater Glasgow Greater Glasgow is a part of the Scout Association in Scotland, United Kingdom. ... St Ninians High School, which opened in 1984, is a six-year co-educational Catholic School in East Renfrewshire. ...

Giffnock is also home to Rouken Glen and Huntly Park. Rouken Glen is a park in East Renfrewshire to the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Huntly Park is a park in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. ...

Map of Giffnock in 1923

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Giffnock is also the birthplace of present UK PM Gordon Brown.^[2] In addition, noted Public Lawyer, Nadine Teo lives in Giffnock. .^{[citation needed]}

Also, in an article by local paper The Extra, Giffnock was hailed as 'The Gateway to East Renfrewshire'.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• East Renfrewshire

East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Notes

1. ^ Total from 2001 Census for Giffnock North and Giffnock South.
2. ^ Family detective. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.