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Blackhall, Edinburgh

Coordinates: 55°57′31.63″N 3°15′11.07″W / 55.9587861°N 3.2530750°W / 55.9587861; -3.2530750
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Blackhall
Blackhall
Blackhall is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Blackhall
Blackhall
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Blackhall is located in Scotland
Blackhall
Blackhall
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceNT215745
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Edinburgh
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEDINBURGH
Postcode districtEH4
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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UK
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55°57′31.63″N 3°15′11.07″W / 55.9587861°N 3.2530750°W / 55.9587861; -3.2530750

Blackhall is a suburb in the north west of the Scottish capital city Edinburgh. It is a mainly residential area with amenities including a library and a small number of shops.

Geography

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Most of the housing in the neighbourhood was constructed in the inter-war period, although the recent housing boom has seen new development on the north east slope of Corstorphine Hill.

Blackhall has numerous community and church-based groups including a bowling club, two Probus Clubs, and a horticultural society. There is a local community council, Craigleith/Blackhall, that serves the area.

Etymology

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According to Stuart Harris in The Place Names Of Edinburgh the "Black-" in the placename could derive either from the Anglian blaec or Scots blac meaning simply black, and the "-hall" ending is from the Anglian halh or Scots haugh meaning land beside or in the bend of a river.

The local school, Blackhall Primary School, has recently been extended and parts rebuilt, as has the local Royal High School which serves Blackhall.

Nearby areas

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One of the main arterial routes of the city goes through the area, which borders Drylaw, Davidson's Mains, and Craigcrook.

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1911-12
  2. ^ Bell, Raymond MacKean (2017). Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books. ISBN 9780244644406.
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