Polwarth, Edinburgh: Difference between revisions
cl |
WP:FEB24 + short description Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Residential neighborhood in Scotland}} |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} |
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} |
||
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}} |
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}} |
||
{{more citations}} |
|||
[[File:Harrison Gardens.jpg|thumb|A typical row of [[tenements]] in Polwarth]] |
[[File:Harrison Gardens.jpg|thumb|A typical row of [[tenements]] in Polwarth]] |
||
[[File:Polwarth swans.jpg|thumb|[[Swan]]s on the [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]] at Polwarth]] |
[[File:Polwarth swans.jpg|thumb|[[Swan]]s on the [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]] at Polwarth]] |
||
{{Unreferenced|date=September 2009}} |
|||
'''Polwarth''' is a mainly residential area of [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. It is bounded by [[Bruntsfield]] and [[Merchiston]] to the east and south, [[Gorgie]] and [[Dalry, Edinburgh|Dalry]] to the north, [[Fountainbridge]] to the north and east, and [[Craiglockhart]] to the west. |
'''Polwarth''' is a mainly residential area of [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. It is bounded by [[Bruntsfield]] and [[Merchiston]] to the east and south, [[Gorgie]] and [[Dalry, Edinburgh|Dalry]] to the north, [[Fountainbridge]] to the north and east, and [[Craiglockhart]] to the west. |
||
The [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]] flows through Polwarth on its way from Edinburgh to Falkirk. |
The [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]] flows through Polwarth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://polwarth.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Polwarth Parish Church |language=en-GB}}</ref> on its way from Edinburgh to Falkirk. |
||
Although within the boundary of Merchiston Community Council, Harrison Park – on the north bank of the canal – is commonly taken to be part of Polwarth. Behind the tenements at the north of the park runs a footpath which was formerly [[track bed]] for the main line of the [[Caledonian Railway]] ''en route'' to the now-closed [[Edinburgh Princes Street railway station|Princes Street railway station]] in the centre of the city. There was once a [[Merchiston railway station|Merchiston Station]] on this line near the park. |
Although within the boundary of Merchiston Community Council, Harrison Park – on the north bank of the canal – is commonly taken to be part of Polwarth. Behind the tenements at the north of the park runs a footpath which was formerly [[track bed]] for the main line of the [[Caledonian Railway]] ''en route'' to the now-closed [[Edinburgh Princes Street railway station|Princes Street railway station]] in the centre of the city. There was once a [[Merchiston railway station|Merchiston Station]] on this line near the park. |
||
== References == |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
{{Areas of Edinburgh}} |
{{Areas of Edinburgh}} |
||
Revision as of 20:07, 4 February 2024
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. |
Polwarth is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Bruntsfield and Merchiston to the east and south, Gorgie and Dalry to the north, Fountainbridge to the north and east, and Craiglockhart to the west.
The Union Canal flows through Polwarth[1] on its way from Edinburgh to Falkirk.
Although within the boundary of Merchiston Community Council, Harrison Park – on the north bank of the canal – is commonly taken to be part of Polwarth. Behind the tenements at the north of the park runs a footpath which was formerly track bed for the main line of the Caledonian Railway en route to the now-closed Princes Street railway station in the centre of the city. There was once a Merchiston Station on this line near the park.
References
.jpg)
55°55′52″N 003°13′41″W / 55.93111°N 3.22806°W
 | This Edinburgh location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |