The Presbytery of Edinburgh was one of the presbyteries of the

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, being the local presbytery for

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.Church of Scotland Yearbook, 2010-2011 edition, Its boundary was almost identical to that of the

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area (i.e. also including Kirkliston and

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). The last Clerk was the Reverend Marjorie McPherson. The Presbytery had represented and supervised 83 Church of Scotland congregations within the area. On 1 January 2022 the presbytery was merged with West Lothian Presbytery to form the Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian. (https://westlothianpresbytery.org.uk/ )

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Presbytery of Edinburgh

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Christianity in Edinburgh

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