Giffnock

Giffnock
Scottish Gaelic: *Giofnag^[1]*
Scots: *Giffnock^[2]*
Giffnock Scottish Gaelic: Giofnag; Scots: Giffnock;
Town and administrative centre
	Shops on Fenwick Road
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Population	12,250 ((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]
• Edinburgh	51 mi (82 km) ENE
• London	344 mi (554 km) SSE
Council area	East Renfrewshire;
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G46
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire;
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood;
	List of places UK Scotland 55.805109°N 4.294610°W

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

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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.^[4]^[5]

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