Gourock
Sign in to saveGourock ( ; ) is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde. Its main function today is as a residential area, extending contiguously from Greenock, with a railway terminus and ferry services across the Clyde.
Key facts
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Guireag
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Gourock
- UK place.static_image_name
- Gourock Bay - geograph.org.uk - 3954516.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Gourock Bay
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Inverclyde
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Renfrewshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Inverclyde
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Greenock and Inverclyde
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS 24200 77000
- UK place.post_town
- GOUROCK
- UK place.postcode_area
- PA
- UK place.postcode_district
- PA19
- UK place.dial_code
- 01475
- Yacht club.clubname
- Royal Gourock Yacht Club
- Yacht club.ensign
- Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Places of interest
- Yacht club
- Clan Darroch
- Industry
- Geography {{anchor|Areas of Gourock}}
- Ashton
- McInroy's Point
- Midton
- Trumpethill
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Gourock ( ; ) is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde. Its main function today is as a residential area, extending contiguously from Greenock, with a railway terminus and ferry services across the Clyde.
==History== thumb|left|View from Lyle Hill over Cardwell Bay and Gourock Bay to the pierhead thumb|The crown steeple of St John's church on the skyline, CalMac ferry [[MV Coruisk at the pier next to CalMac headquarters.]]