Davidson's Mains
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Davidsons Mains is a former village which is now a suburb of Edinburgh
, Scotland
. It is adjacent to the areas of Barnton
, Cramond
, Silverknowes
, Blackhall
and Corbiehill/House O'Hill. The neighbourhood has a wide variety of residential classes ranging from lower-middle to upper middle class.
Within the village is a variety of shops and businesses, ranging from cobblers to large supermarkets, as well as food outlets of various kinds. The village is also served by four churches, two banks, a veterinary surgery, a doctor's surgery, two dental surgeries and a primary school.
The area is currently served by three bus routes run by Lothian Buses
: the 42 which travels via Tesco between Edinburgh Park
and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; the 21 which travels to the Gyle Centre via Clermiston
and to Leith
in the other direction; the 41 which travels from Cramond
to Morningside
.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is adjacent to the areas of Barnton
Barnton, Edinburgh
Barnton is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the north-west of the city.It is home to the Royal High School of Edinburgh; the Barnton Hotel; Braehead House, a plain Scots Classical house dating from circa 1700; and The Royal Burgess Golfing Society, one of the oldest golf clubs...
, Cramond
Cramond
Cramond is a seaside village now part of suburban Edinburgh, Scotland, located in the north-west corner of the city at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth....
, Silverknowes
Silverknowes
Silverknowes is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. Silverknowes lies to the northwest of the city. The neighbourhood contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century....
, Blackhall
Blackhall, Edinburgh
Blackhall is a suburb in the north west of the Scottish capital city Edinburgh.Blackhall according to Stuart Harris in "The Place Names Of Edinburgh" states that the "Black" could derive either from the Anglican blaec or Scots blac meaning simply black, and the "Hall" ending is the Anglican "Halh"...
and Corbiehill/House O'Hill. The neighbourhood has a wide variety of residential classes ranging from lower-middle to upper middle class.
Within the village is a variety of shops and businesses, ranging from cobblers to large supermarkets, as well as food outlets of various kinds. The village is also served by four churches, two banks, a veterinary surgery, a doctor's surgery, two dental surgeries and a primary school.
The area is currently served by three bus routes run by Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses Plc is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest provider of bus services in Edinburgh, Scotland. City of Edinburgh Council own 91.01% of the company with the remainder being owned by East Lothian and Midlothian councils. As well as serving Edinburgh, Lothian Buses...
: the 42 which travels via Tesco between Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh Park
Edinburgh Park is a business park located in South Gyle, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located to the west of the city, near Edinburgh Airport and the Edinburgh City Bypass. The layout of the park was masterplanned by American architect Richard Meier, and it opened in 1995...
and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; the 21 which travels to the Gyle Centre via Clermiston
Clermiston
Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the north of Clerwood and west of Corstorphine Hill.Clermiston estate, built in 1954, was part of a major 1950s house-building programme to tackle overcrowding in Leith and Gorgie...
and to Leith
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
in the other direction; the 41 which travels from Cramond
Cramond
Cramond is a seaside village now part of suburban Edinburgh, Scotland, located in the north-west corner of the city at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth....
to Morningside
Morningside, Edinburgh
Morningside is a district in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is south of the areas of Bruntsfield, Burghmuirhead ; south-west of Marchmont, and south-east of Merchiston...
.