Turriff is a community and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It rests on the River Deveron, concerning 166 feet (51 m) above water level, and also has a population of 5,708. In daily speech it is often described by its Scots name, Turra, which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation. 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 a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a brand-new build which changed the old Markethill Primary School and also opened to students on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the surrounding locations, including the towns of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward participate in the high school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (previously Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank and also TSB have branches in the community. The primary supermarket chains are Tesco (whose properties have previously been occupied by Presto, Gateway and also Somerfield) as well as Co-op Food and there are numerous professional shops consisting of 2 dispensing pharmacies. The town has a collection, a sports centre and also swimming pool. It is offered by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council approved a permit to occupy the Municipal Building (formerly made use of as council workplaces) to a volunteer team for usage as a general neighborhood centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The group relabelled the building Turriff Town hall. The main handover was anticipated to be finished in 2016, however in June 2016 the team announced that they had actually not been successful in their Stage 2 Area Asset Transfer. The team maintained the licence to occupy up until 28 October 2016, when the building was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were granted a Community Asset Transfer of the building as well as relabelled it Turriff Heritage Centre.