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Broomhouse, Edinburgh

Area of Edinburgh, Scotland

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pushpin_map	Edinburgh
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
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lieutenancy_scotland	Edinburgh
hide_services	yes
constituency_westminster	Edinburgh South West
constituency_scottish_parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands
post_town	EDINBURGH
postcode_district	EH11
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Broomhouse is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although on the lands of Old Saughton, its name is adopted from an estate which lay to the north of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. The earliest recorded versions of the name (c.1600) were variations on Brum(e)hous. It mainly comprises a low-rise council housing estate built between 1947 and 1950. It borders on Parkhead, Sighthill, and Saughton Mains. The arterial route of Calder Road (A71) passes to the south.

Transport

Bridge built in the area for the former West Edinburgh Busway

Parallel to Broomhouse Drive was Scotland's first guided busway, West Edinburgh Busway, opened in 2004. The around one-mile section of two-lane busway was, at the time, the longest section of continuous bus guideway in the UK. Subsequently, it has been converted as part of the Edinburgh Trams route with Saughton tram stop at the eastern end of Broomhouse Drive.

The Glasgow railway passes to the north, but there is no railway station.

There are regular bus services passing nearby operated by Lothian Buses and Lothian Country. Services 1, 2, 3, 12, 21, 22, 22A, 25, X27, X28, 30, 33, 34, 35 & 36 (as of October 2024). There is also the Tram which operates nearby at Saughton Tram stop.

Amenities

There were two schools (one Roman Catholic the other non-denominational), now merged. a community centre, two Church congregations (St. Joseph's R.C and St David's Broomhouse C.o.S.) and a counselling centre here. Medical facilities are in nearby Sighthill and Corstorphine.

Saughton House is a large Government building, built in the 1950s, fronting on Broomhouse Drive and houses the Scottish Government, HM Revenue & Customs, Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency and a number of other government offices.

The Broomhouse Centre (now Space at The Broomhouse Hub), has served the community since 1990 and a new Community Hub building was opened in 2019 at a cost of £3.2m. The Hub provides a range of activities and support for the local community as well as a Community Café.

Notable residents

Les McKeown of the Bay City Rollers, was born and brought up in the area.

References

"Broomhouse, City Of Edinburgh". Ordnance Survey.
(22 March 2006). "Edinburgh Fastlink (WEBS) - Establishment and Alteration to Pedestrian Crossing, Broomhouse Drive adjacent to the Edinburgh Fastlink Broomhouse East Halt.". Pentlands Local Development Committee.
(2 December 2004). "£10.5m bus project comes on track". [[BBC News]].
"Main buildings". Scottish Government.
"New £3.2m community hub opens - TFN".
(22 April 2021). "Les McKeown, frontman of the Bay City Rollers, darlings of 1970s teenyboppers whose hits included Bye, Bye, Baby and Give a Little Love – obituary". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
Sullivan, Caroline. (23 April 2021). "Les McKeown obituary". The Guardian.

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