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Giffnock

Population 9,353 [1]
OS grid referenceNS565585
Council area East Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area Renfrewshire
Constituent country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town London
Postcode district G46
Dialling code 023 92
Vehicle code SA-SJ (Glasgow)
Police Southend-on-Sea
Fire Strathclyde
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament East Renfrewshire
Scottish Parliament Eastwood
European Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: Giffnock is an area within the south Glasgow conurbation in Scotland with 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.

Giffnock is a relatively wealthy area, with most houses made of sandstone, and is also home to Scotland's largest Jewish community. It is also the birthplace of Gordon Brown, the current Prime Minister[2].
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Panaoramic View of Fenwick Road, the main street in Giffnock.
Giffnock is the home to the 28th Glasgow (Giffnock) Scout Group, and the Scout Hall which has played a large 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.

Giffnock is also home to Rouken Glen and Huntly Park.

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1. ^ Total from 2001 Census for Giffnock North and Giffnock South.
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 - Total 174 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Giffnock
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