Turriff is a community and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It pushes the River Deveron, regarding 166 feet (51 m) over sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In day-to-day speech it is commonly described 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 as well as a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new construct which changed the old Markethill Primary School as well as available to students on 22 August 2017. People from the bordering locations, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward go to the secondary school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank as well as TSB have branches in the town. The major supermarket chains are Tesco (whose facilities have formerly been inhabited by Presto, Gateway and also Somerfield) and Co-op Food as well as there are numerous expert shops including two giving drug stores. The community has a library, a sports centre as well as swimming pool. It is offered by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council accepted a licence to inhabit the Court (formerly used as council offices) to a volunteer group for use as a general neighborhood centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the structure. The team renamed the building Turriff Town House. The official handover was expected to be finished in 2016, however in June 2016 the group revealed that they had actually not succeeded in their Stage 2 Area Property Transfer. The team preserved the permit to occupy till 28 October 2016, when the structure was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were granted a Community Asset Transfer of the structure as well as relabelled it Turriff Heritage Centre.