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Balgreen

Suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland

Field	Value
country	Scotland
official_name	Balgreen
pushpin_map	Edinburgh
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
os_grid_reference	NT2188427537
map_type	Scotland
coordinates
unitary_scotland	City of Edinburgh
constituency_westminster	Edinburgh West
constituency_scottish_parliament	Edinburgh Central
post_town	Edinburgh
postcode_district	EH12, EH11
postcode_area	EH
dial_code	0131
static_image_name	Roseburn 2005.jpg
static_image_caption	Corstorphine Hill, seen in the south from a residential street in Balgreen

Balgreen ( or ) is a suburb of Edinburgh, located approximately two miles west of the city centre, most commonly known for its primary school, Balgreen Primary. It is located to the west of Murrayfield and Saughtonhall, to the east of Corstorphine, and to the north of Gorgie. It is bound to the north by Corstorphine Hill, to the west by Carrick Knowe Golf Course, and roughly to the east by Water of Leith.

Etymology

The name comes from Balgreen House once situated where Balgreen School now stands and is probably derived from Scottish Gaelic, perhaps being Baile na Grèine (sunny farm ) or Baile Griain (gravel farm) from the gravel on the riverbank, or perhaps from *Baile Grianain *(farm of the sunny enclosure). It does not, as some etymologies have suggested, come from "Ball Green". The Gaelic "Bal-" (farm) prefix can also be found in Balerno and is not unusual in the area. The placename Balgreen is also found near Murieston and Ecclesmachanin West Lothian.

Amenities

The Water of Leith flows through here with the Water of Leith Walkway connecting the area to Stockbridge to the north east and Colinton and Balerno to the south west. There is also a library, primary school, and a large park here, with facilities for football (soccer) etc., and a children's playpark.

Transport

Balgreen was served by Balgreen Halt railway station which was closed in 1968

Tram

Balgreen tram stop is located off Balgreen Road, adjacently north of the main Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line.

Buses

[[Lothian Buses]]

12,26,31 (Corstorphine Road)
1,2,22,30 (Western Approach Road)
38 (Balgreen Road/ Saughtonhall Drive)

[[McGill's Scotland East]]

21 and 22 (Corstorphine Road)

Notable residents

William Stevenson (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer, farmed in this area.

References

Cant, Michael, Villages of Edinburgh volumes 1 & 2, John Donald Publishers Ltd., Edinburgh, 1986-1987. &
Harris, Stuart (1996). The Place Names of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing. p. 144. .

References

[https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst11638.html Balgreen], [[Gazetteer for Scotland]]
Bell, Raymond MacKean. (2017). "Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh". Leamington Books.

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