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Edinburgh is the capital
city of Scotland, located in the Midlothian region of Scotland. The city
has a population of 448,624, making it the second-largest city in Scotland
after Glasgow.
The first evidence for existance of the town dates from the 12th century,
from a charter dated 1124 signed by King David I granting land to the
Church of the Holy Rood of Edinburgh. The name Edinburgh is thought to
come from Din Eidyn (Fort of Eidyn) from the time when it was a Gododdin
hillfort.
The city is a popular tourist destination, with the castle and historic
Princes street attracting tens of thousands of visitors annually. The
Edinburgh Festival is a highlight of the tourism year, bringing in an
influx of visitors from around the world, and generating in excess of
£100
million extra for the city's economy. Additionally, the Hogmanay new year
celebrations are also well attended. Edinburgh is also an important
business centre, and is home to numerous financial institutions, incuding
the Headquarters of HBOS, Scottish Widows, Standard Life and the
Clydesdale Bank. Brewers are also based in the city, the Caledonian
Brewery being the largest in the country after the closure of the
Fountainbridge brewery in 2005. Edinburgh's main railway station,
Waverley, sees services across the UK, to London, the South Coast,
Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen and Dundee among a number of local
destinations. Edinburgh is also served by its own airport, and sees
flights around Europe, to destnations including Frankfurt, Amsterdam,
London, Moscow, Paris, Alicante, Malaga, Faro, Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Additionally, a number of scheduled UK domestic flights and 'highlands and
islands' flights operate alongside frequent charters. Edinburgh also sees
trans-Atlantic services to Newark, Toronto and Atlanta (starting in May).
Nearby towns to Edinburgh include Livingston, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath,
Falkirk, Glenrothes, Alloa and Dalkeith.
Towns
covered in the Edinburgh area:
- | Abercorn
- | Aberlady
- | Arniston Engine
- | Auchendinny
- | Balerno
- | Ballencrieff
- | Bilston
- | Blackhall
- | Blyth Bridge
- | Bonnyrigg
- | Borthwick
- | Cardrona
- | Carlops
- | Carrington
- | Castlecraig
- | Charlestown
- | Cockenzie And Port
Seton
- | Colinton
- | Corstorphine
- | Cousland
- | Craiglockhart
- | Craigmillar
- | Cramond
- | Crichton
- | Cringletie
- | Crossgatehall
- | Currie
- | Dalgety Bay
- | Dalkeith
- | Dalmeny
- | Danderhall
- | Dolphinton
- | Duddingston
- | East Calder
- | Easthouses
- | Eddleston
- | Edinburgh
- | Elphinstone
- | Elvingston
- | Eskbank
- | Fairmilehead
- | Fala
- | Fala Dam
- | Ford
- | Gilmerton
- | Gladsmuir
- | Glentress
- | Gogar
- | Gorebridge
- | Halbeath
- | Halmyre Mains
- | Hermiston
- | Hillend
- | Hillend
- | Howgate
- | Inveresk
- | Inverkeithing
- | Joppa
- | Juniper Green
- | Kaimes
- | Kings Muir
- | Kirkburn
- | Kirkdean
- | Kirkliston
- | Kirknewton
- | Kirkton Manor
- | Lamancha
- | Lasswade
- | Leadburn
- | Leith
- | Levenhall
- | Liberton
- | Limekilns
- | Loanhead
- | Longniddry
- | Luffness
- | Lyne
- | Lyne Station
- | Macmerry
- | Malleny Mills
- | Mayfield
- | Meadowmill
- | Mid Calder
- | Middleton
- | Millerhill
- | Milton Bridge
- | Morningside
- | Mountain Cross
- | Musselburgh
- | New Winton
- | Newbridge
- | Newcraighall
- | Newlandrig
- | Newtongrange
- | Nine Mile Burn
- | North Middleton
- | North Queensferry
- | Oakbank
- | Old Craighall
- | Ormiston
- | Pathhead
- | Peaston
- | Penicuik
- | Polton
- | Polwarth
- | Portobello
- | Prestonpans
- | Pumpherston
- | Ratho
- | Ratho Station
- | Redscarhead
- | Romannobridge
- | Rosewell
- | Roslin
- | Rosyth
- | Silverburn
- | South Queensferry
- | Spittal
- | St Davids
- | Stobo
- | Straiton
- | Temple
- | Tranent
- | Tynehead
- | Wallyford
- | West Linton
- | Westloch
- | Whitecraig
- | Wilkieston
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