Milngavie (/mʌlˈɡaɪ/ ⓘ mul-GHY;[3] Scottish Gaelic: Muileann-Ghaidh)[4] is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow.

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.

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.

Milngavie's name is of Gaelic origin, and may mean either "windmill" (muileann-gaoithe) or "windy hill" (meall na gaoithe).

Craigmillar Avenue and the area around Baldernock Road have some large Arts and Crafts and Glasgow Style influenced houses.

The bulk of the housing stock is twentieth century, showing Scottish vernacular influences such as harling or rough-casting, and, occasionally, more traditionally English elements like black and white timber paneled dormer windows and gables.

The Auld Wives' Lifts, an interesting natural rock feature, is located on Craigmaddie Muir to the north east of Milngavie.

From 1799 Cairns Church had been located in a building on Mugdock Road close to the 'preaching braes' on Barloch Moor where the congregation's first services had taken place.

In the 1970s it was decided that the concentration of churches in one area should be reviewed and a new St. Lukes was built on the western side of the town to serve the residents of Clober.

On 2 August 2019 the new Academy Stand with an all-seated capacity of 250 was officially opened at The Rangers Training Centre before hosting a reserve friendly against Chelsea F.C.

The playwright Robert McLellan grew up in the town where his father, John, founded and ran the local Allander Press, with premises in the Black Bull Yard from c.1912.

[citation needed] The footballer Murdo MacLeod, who played for Dumbarton, Celtic, Borussia Dortmund and Hibernian, and at international level for Scotland, was born and brought up in Milngavie.

She is the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment relations, consumer and postal affairs, having lost her seat in the 2015 General Election, only to regain it in 2017.

[13] Racing driver Gerry Birrell was born and raised in Milngavie before moving south to London as he became more successful.

[citation needed] Professional footballer Greg Docherty was born in the town[15] and attended Douglas Academy.