Chesser ( ) is a mainly residential suburb of

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, east of the

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. It, with

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, is to the south-west, Allan Park and

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to the south,

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, Hutchison and Moat to the east, and Gorgie Road to the north. The area is named after

John William Chesser John William Chesser SSC (6 September 1862 – 29 June 1921) was a 19th/20th century Scottish solicitor and Tory politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1919 to 1921. The suburb of south-west Edinburgh known as Chesser was name ...

, who was elected

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in 1919 and died in office in 1921. In his previous role as Convenor of Markets and Slaughterhouses he had organised the building of the new markets and slaughterhouses in the area. The

Edinburgh Corn Exchange The Edinburgh Corn Exchange is a conference, banqueting, wedding, sports and live music venue in the Chesser suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. The maximum dinner capacity is 1,000 guests and for concerts 3,000 spectators. History The building was er ...

in Chesser is a venue for live events. There has been recent regeneration of predominantly early 20th-century housing stock, supplemented with modern development. Sporting and shopping facilities include an

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supermarket. In 2016 the former fruit market in Chesser Avenue was redeveloped into a retail development as the Edinburgh West Retail Park.

Transport

The 20 Ratho–Chesser bus route connects Chesser with

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, Ingliston Park and Ride, and

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