Gourock

Gourock
Scottish Gaelic: *Guireag*
Gourock Scottish Gaelic: Guireag;
	Kempock Point and Cardwell Bay at sunset.
	Gourock Location within Inverclyde
Population	10,210 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NS 24200 77000
Council area	Inverclyde;
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOUROCK
Postcode district	PA19
Dialling code	01475
UK Parliament	Inverclyde;
Scottish Parliament	Greenock and Inverclyde;

Gourock (/ˈɡʊərək/ ^ⓘ GOOR-ək; Scottish Gaelic: Guireag [ˈkuɾʲak]) 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.

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