Greenock

Classification and Statistics Settlement Type: town Population (2011): 44248     (2001): 45467 (1991): 50013 (1981): 59015 (1971): 69502 (1961): 74560 (1951): 76292 (1901): 67645 (Parliamentary and Municipal Burgh) (1891): 63423 (1881): 63902 (1871): 57146 (1861): 42098 (1851): 36689 (1841): 35921 Tourist Rating: Text of Entry Updated: 02-JUN-2020

Location Latitude: 55.9478°N Longitude: 4.7624°W National Grid Reference: NS 276 762 A range of modern and historical maps are accessible through the map tab on the right of this page Get directions by entering the UK postcode of your location, home or hotel here eg. EH1 3YT

References and Further Reading

Cumming, John W. (1980) The Greenock Cut and the Story of Greenock's Water Supply. Strathclyde Regional Council, Leisure and Recreation Department, Glasgow
Dow, James L. (1957) Greenock. Greenock Corporation
Snoddy, T.G. (1937) Round About Greenock. A sketch-book of West Renfrewshire and North Cunninghame. Arbroath
Williamson, George (1888) Old Greenock. Paisley

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Historical Counties:	Renfrewshire
Parishes:	Dunoon and Kilmun Greenock Inverkip Kilmacolm Largs	Port Glasgow Rhu Rosneath Rothesay
People:	Jean Adam Alexander Allan James Andrew Anderson Sir Dugald Baird Iain Banks George Blake Prof. John (Jack) W. Boag Henry 'Birdie' Robertson Bowers James Bremner William Briggs Edward Caird John Caird Rev. Dr. Donald Caskie Charles Murray Cathcart (2nd Earl of Cathcart; Lord Greenock) General Charles Schaw Cathcart (9th Lord Cathcart) Victoria Crowe Prof. William Cunningham Sir Donald Currie Robert Dick John Galt James Gammell Sir William George Gillies (W. G. Gillies) (William) Sydney Graham (W.S. Graham) Thomas Grainger Sir James Guthrie Roy Hanlon George Houston Captain John Melville Keay	William Kidd (Captain Kidd) MacGregor Laird John Dunmore Lang Abram Lyle Dr. J. Dickson Mabon Hamish MacCunn (James) Herbert MacNair Allan Macbeth Jimmy Mack (James McRitchie) John McGeoch John Maclauchlan Milne Sir (Horace) Edward Moss Charles (Chic) Murray David Napier Sheriff Alexander Nicholson Sir Andrew Noble Agnes Miller Parker Samuel John Peploe William Quarrier James (Jimmy) Reid James Salmon Henry Alexander Hepburne Scott (10th Earl of Polwarth) William Scott Robert Tannahill Ernest Archibald Taylor Robert Thom Lawrence Tynes James Watt Richard Wilson
Settlements:	Ardmore Arrochar Balnakailly Glasgow	Inverkip Kilmacolm Largs Wemyss Bay

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