Blackhall, Edinburgh
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| Blackhall | |
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 Blackhall | |
  Blackhall Location within the City of Edinburgh council area  Blackhall Location within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NT215745 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH4 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
One of the main arterial routes of the city goes through the area, which borders Drylaw, Davidson's Mains, and Craigcrook.
Notable residents[edit]
- John Horne lived at 12 Keith Crescent[1]
- Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey (1773–1850), judge and editor of the Edinburgh Review.[2] There is a street named after him in Blackhall
References[edit]
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1911-12
- ^ Bell, Raymond MacKean (2017). Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books. ISBN 9780244644406.
External links[edit]
- Bartholomew's Chronological map of Edinburgh (1919)
- Blackhall St. Columba's Church
- Craigleith and Blackhall Community Council
- Blackhall Primary School
- Royal High School
