Slateford ( gd, Àth na Sglèata)Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland
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, the capital of

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. It is east of the

Water of Leith The Water of Leith (Scottish Gaelic: ''Uisge Lìte'') is the main river flowing near central Edinburgh, Scotland, and flows into the port of Leith where it flows into the sea via the Firth of Forth. Name The name ''Leith'' may be of Britto ...

. The former village of Slateford lies on the Lanark Road where it crosses the

, south west of Slateford Station. The name "Slateford" comes from local rock found in the area and the old fording point on the

that the village grew round. In 1882 it had a post office with money order savings bank and telegraph departments, a police station, a Good Templars Hall, School, U.P. Church and the extensive bleachfields of Inglis Green. The village was crossed by the Union Canal

Slateford Aqueduct The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of . History It was designed by Hugh Baird with a ...

in 1822 and a few years later the 14-arch viaduct carrying the Caledonian railway line. The situe of the Canal, Road and Rail bridges capture all three modes of transport together still to this day. In 1952 and later in 1967 major road widening projects removed all but a few of the original cottages, though Slateford House, School (Now the headquarters and visitor centre for the Water of Leith conservation trust), and Church (used as a warehouse) still stand today. Slateford is home to the first car-free housing development in the UK, Slateford Green.

Rail transport

Slateford railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Entrance to Slateford station - geograph.org.uk - 2296594.jpg , borough = Slateford, Edinburgh , country = Scotland , coordinates ...

is served by hourly trains to Edinburgh Waverley to the east and Shotts and Glasgow Central to the west. Certain Peak journeys run to and from North Berwick.

Bus transport

Lothian Buses operate six routes to the area: 4 Hillend – Oxgangs – Slateford Station – Haymarket – Princes Street – Meadowbank – Northfield – Bingham – The Jewel 44 Balerno – Currie - Slateford Station – Haymarket – Princes Street – Meadowbank – Willowbrae - Brunstane – Musselburgh – Wallyford 34 Riccarton – Sighthill – Longstone – Slateford Station – Fountainbridge – Princes Street – Lochend – Leith – Ocean Terminal 35 Riccarton - Sighthill – Chesser – Fountainbridge – Canongate – Easter Road - Leith – Ocean Terminal Skylink 300 Edinburgh Airport - Gyle Centre - Sighthill – Chesser – Bread Street 36 Gyle Centre - Hermiston Gait - Sighthill - Longstone - Craiglockhart - Morningside - Tollcross - Bonnington - Leith - Ocean Terminal N44 Balerno – Currie - Slateford Station – Haymarket – Princes Street – Elm Row McGill's Scotland East operates one service to the area 20 ASDA Chesser – Longstone – Kingsknowe – Wester Hailes – The Calders – Bankhead – Hermiston Gait – Edinburgh Park – Gyle Centre - Ratho

Notable people

* George Farm – former

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and

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Dunfermline Athletic. * Sir Chris Hoy – Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist, grew up in Slateford.

References

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