Gourock

Gourock
Town
Gourock Bay
Gourock is located in Inverclyde
Gourock
Gourock
Location within Inverclyde
Population10,210 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNS 24200 77000
Council area
  • Inverclyde
Lieutenancy area
  • Renfrewshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOUROCK
Postcode districtPA19
Dialling code01475
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°57′14″N 4°49′02″W / 55.953763°N 4.8173176°W / 55.953763; -4.8173176

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.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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