Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch
St Mary's Church in Kirkintilloch's Cowgate
Kirkintilloch is located in East Dunbartonshire
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch is located in Glasgow council area
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch
Location within Scotland
Kirkintilloch is located in Scotland
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch (Scotland)
Population21,870 (2020)[3]
OS grid referenceNS655735
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGlasgow [4]
Postcode districtG66
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°56′17″N 4°09′18″W / 55.938°N 4.155°W / 55.938; -4.155

Kirkintilloch (/ˌkɜːrkɪnˈtɪləx/; Scots: Kirkintulloch; Scottish Gaelic: Cair Cheann Tulaich)[5][6] is a town and former barony burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.[7] It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of central Glasgow. Historically part of Dunbartonshire, the town is the administrative home of East Dunbartonshire council area, its population in 2009 was estimated at 19,700[8] and its population in 2011 was 19,689.[9]

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  2. ^ "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ Evox Facilities. "List of UK post towns". Evox Facilities. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba/Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Kirkintilloch Herald article on Barony Burgh 800th". Kirkintilloch Herald. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Town Centre Regeneration: TCRF Case Studies Report". Scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  9. ^ "2011 census table data: Locality 2010". ScotlandCensus.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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