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Gorgie, vil. with sta. on Suburban Ry., St Cuthberts par., Edinburghshire, on Water of Leith, 1¼ mile SW. of Murrayfield sta. in W. of Edinburgh, pop. 656; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity are Gorgie Mills, tannery, and Gorgie House, seat; at Gorgie is a brewery.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with station on Suburban Railway" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Midlothian ScoCnty |
Place: | Gorgie |
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