Milngavie

Milngavie
Milngavie town centre (pedestrianised area)
Milngavie is located in East Dunbartonshire
Milngavie
Milngavie
Location within East Dunbartonshire
Population12,840 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS553744
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW[2]
Postcode districtG62
Dialling code0141
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°56′32″N 4°18′49″W / 55.9421°N 4.3137°W / 55.9421; -4.3137

Milngavie (/mʌlˈɡaɪ/ ⓘ mul-GHY;[3] Scottish Gaelic: Muileann-Ghaidh)[4] is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about ten kilometres (six miles) from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden. Milngavie is a commuter town, with much of its working population travelling to Glasgow to work or study. The town is served by Milngavie railway station on the North Clyde Line of the SPT rail network, which links it to Central Glasgow.

In 2018, the Scottish Government published statistics for the town showing that the population increased[clarification needed] to 13,537 in 6,062 households.[5] The town is also a popular retirement location, with a high number of elderly people living there.

The Milngavie and Bearsden Herald, owned by Johnston Press, is a weekly newspaper that covers local events from the schools, town halls, community and government in the area. The paper was established in 1901 and is printed every Wednesday, to be sold on Thursdays.

The town is the start point of the West Highland Way long distance footpath which runs northwards for 154 kilometres (96 mi) to the town of Fort William. A granite obelisk in the town centre marks the official starting point of the footpath.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Evox Facilities. "List of UK post towns". Evox Facilities. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ Pointon, Graham, ed. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
  4. ^ "Milngavie". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Scottish Government Statistics - Milngavie". Scottish Government. 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2020.