Gourock

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Gourock

Total population

10,320

Coordinates55.96°, -4.82°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Deborah Kerr

British actress (1921–2007)

John Logie Baird

Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television (1888–1946)

George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

Scottish peer, Liberal politician and writer on science, religion, and politics (1823-1900)

Morven Christie

Scottish actress

Norah Neilson Gray

British artist of the Glasgow School (1882-1931)

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David MacDonald

British film director, writer and producer (1904–1983)

John Hammersley

British mathematician (1920-2004)

Gary Orr

Scottish golfer

Horatio Scott Carslaw

British mathematician (1870–1954)

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James Copeland

Scottish actor (1918-2002)

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Patrick Rodger

British bishop (1920–2002)

Jack Buchanan

British actor, singer, director and producer (1891-1957)

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Alistair Blair

British fashion designer

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Billy Jeffrey

Scottish footballer (born 1956)

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Bobby Blair

Scottish footballer

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Derek Parlane

Scottish footballer (born 1953)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• Fairlie
  14.5 mi away
• Gateside
  16.9 mi away
• Ballimore
  20 mi away
• Ardkinglas
  20.6 mi away
• North Blochairn
  21 mi away
• Netherplace
  22 mi away
• Invertrossachs
  26 mi away
• Cairnbaan
  26.2 mi away
• Millhall
  26.9 mi away
• Killinochonoch
  27.3 mi away
• Ballymeanoch
  27.5 mi away
• Crookedholm
  28.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Official Identifiers