Turriff is a community and also civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, regarding 166 feet (51 m) above water level, and has a population of 5,708. In daily speech it is usually referred to by its Scots name, Turra, which is stemmed from the Scottish Gaelic enunciation. There are 4 churches in Turriff: St Ninian's (Church of Scotland), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church), and a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School and also a senior high school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a brand-new construct which changed the old Markethill Primary School and available to students on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the bordering areas, including the towns of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward participate in the secondary school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank as well as TSB have branches in the town. The main supermarket chains are Tesco (whose facilities have previously been occupied by Presto, Gateway and also Somerfield) as well as Co-op Food as well as there are numerous professional stores consisting of two giving pharmacies. The town has a collection, a sports centre and also swimming pool. It is served by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council accepted a permit to inhabit the Municipal Building (previously used as council offices) to a volunteer team for usage as a basic neighborhood centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The team renamed the building Turriff Town House. The main handover was expected to be completed in 2016, yet in June 2016 the group announced that they had not been successful in their Stage 2 Community Property Transfer. The team preserved the permit to occupy till 28 October 2016, when the structure was gone back to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were provided a Community Asset Transfer of the building and renamed it Turriff Heritage Centre.