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Giffnock
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Giffnock (; ; , ) is a town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Key facts

UK place.type
Town and administrative centre
UK place.static_image_name
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. - geograph.org.uk - 429703.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Shops on Fenwick Road
UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.official_name
Giffnock
UK place.gaelic_name
Giofnag
UK place.scots_name
Giffnock
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.os_grid_reference
NS565585
UK place.map_type
Scotland
UK place.pushpin_map
Scotland East Renfrewshire#Scotland Glasgow
UK place.unitary_scotland
East Renfrewshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Renfrewshire
UK place.constituency_westminster
East Renfrewshire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Eastwood
UK place.post_town
GLASGOW
UK place.postcode_district
G46
UK place.postcode_area
G

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Population
12300
Image
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire. - geograph.org.uk - 429703.jpg
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OS grid reference
NS565585
Commons category
Giffnock
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  • History
  • Industry
  • Urbanisation and expansion
  • Governance
  • Geography
  • Demography
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Culture and community
  • Religion
  • Recreation
  • Sport
  • Public services
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Giffnock (; ; , ) is a town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

It lies east of Barrhead, east-southeast of Paisley and northwest of East Kilbride, at the southwest of the Greater Glasgow conurbation.

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