Burdiehouse is an area in the south east of
Edinburgh,
Scotland, near
Gilmerton and Southhouse. Its name is often said to be a corruption of
Bordeaux, as a result of settlement in the area by French immigrants associated with
Mary, Queen of Scots (cf
Little France
Little France is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is on the A7 road (Great Britain), A7, approximately south of the city centre.
The area falls within the parish of Liberton, Edinburgh, Liberton in the south-east of the city. ...
nearby), but this is by no means certain.
Today, Burdiehouse is an area with a high level of residents living in poverty.
The Burdiehouse Burn (known elsewhere as the Lothian Burn, Niddrie Burn and Brunstane Burn) flows through the area.
External links
Burdiehouseat
Gazetteer for Scotland
The ''Gazetteer for Scotland'' is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland. It was conceived in 1995 by Bruce Gittings of the University of Edinburgh and David Munro of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and cont ...
Areas of Edinburgh
Housing estates in Edinburgh
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