Juniper Green
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Juniper Green is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh
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
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 situated 9 kilometres south west of the city centre. It bridges the city bypass, and extends along the foothills of the Pentlands
Pentland Hills
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills to the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around 20 miles in length, and runs south west from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale.Some of the peaks include:* Scald Law...

. It is bordered by Colinton
Colinton
Colinton is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 6 kilometres south west of the city centre. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north-east. To the north-west it extends to Lanark Road and to the south-west to the City Bypass...

 to the east and Currie
Currie
Currie is a civil parish and suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 10 kilometres south west of the city centre. A former village within the County of Midlothian, it lies to the south west of the city, between Juniper Green and Balerno on the Lanark Road...

 to the south-west. Administratively, Juniper Green falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council
Politics of Edinburgh
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. By general consent, the geography of Juniper Green includes Baberton Mains to the north.

History

Juniper Green's earliest mention is in the Kirk records of Colinton in 1707. Traditionally, its major industries were paper and snuff. The 300th anniversary of Juniper Green was celebrated throughout 2007 and the community supported many social and environmental improvement projects. The opportunity was also taken to record locals' reminiscences about Juniper Green and collect photographs, which have been archived on the Juniper Green Village Association website.

Juniper Green today

Today it is primarily a dormitory suburb of Edinburgh with its own shops, computer repair centre, chemist, pubs, fish and chip shop, restaurant, and bowling club.

Culture and attractions

Leisure facilities include a golf course, bowling club and tennis clubhttp://www.junipertennis.org/. The area is served by Juniper Green parish church.

Local newspaper

The Currie and Balerno News is Juniper Green's community newspaper which also includes coverage of nearby Balerno, Baberton and Currie. Published monthly the paper features local news, a monthly police neighbourhood watch update, an SSPCA appeal and coverage of local planning applications and developments.

Transport

See also Transport in Edinburgh
Transport in Edinburgh
Edinburgh constitutes a major transport hub in east central Scotland and as such is at the centre of a multi-modal transport network comprising road, rail and air communications connecting the city with the rest of Scotland, the United Kingdom and internationally....



The A70
A70 road
The A70 road is a major road in Scotland, United Kingdom. It runs a total of from Edinburgh to Ayr. It begins in Gorgie, Edinburgh, as Ardmillan Terrace from a junction with the A71 and ends as Holmston Road in Ayr going by but not through Lanark...

 runs through the area and Juniper Green is serviced by the 44, 45 and 44N bus routes, which are operated by both 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...

 and First Edinburgh
First Edinburgh
First Edinburgh is a bus operator which operates in the south east and central Scotland, and was created by the merger of three companies: Lowland Scottish, Eastern Scottish and Midland Scottish to form a single company for the area and is part of First Group plc...

. It also has access to Livingston through Prentice Westwood's 424 service funded by West Lothian Council. The 33 bus service is also available via a connecting footpath to Baberton Mains.

Juniper Green Village Association

The Juniper Green Village Association (JGVA) represents the communities of Juniper Green and Baberton Mains and the website posts details of major planning applications, environmental projects, local news and hosts local discussion. JGVA is sponsoring a number of community projects during 2008. Some of the projects initiated during the Juniper Green 300 tercentenary celebration are ongoing and are being stewarded by the JGVA.

The project to erect a monument in the village is progressing. A letter from the Council has confirmed that the grassed area next to the tennis courts (Coordinates 55.9048 N, 3.2867 W) would be suitable for erection of a Juniper Green 300 monument.

Another project to provide new signs at the boundary of Juniper Green and Baberton Mains, has received support in principle from the Edinburgh City Council. A suggested design for the signs can be viewed at the JGVA website where comments about the proposal can be logged.

The JGVA website is the new home for much of the community history previously presented on the Juniper Green 300 web site. The Juniper Green 300 website closed in November 2008.

Juniper Green Community Council

The Juniper Green Community Council was inaugurated in November 2009.

Juniper Green Conservation Area

Juniper Green Conservation Area is situated seven miles to the west of Edinburgh around the main Lanark Road. The conservation area is centred on the historic core of the village of Juniper Green, one of a number of villages, which have been absorbed into
the City of Edinburgh. A recognisable village character still remains and the conservation area status was originally designated on 19 November 1993 to protect that character. Conservation Appraisal

Famous residents

  • David Henry (New Zealand)
    David Henry (New Zealand)
    Sir David Henry, KBE was a Scottish-born New Zealand industrialist, company director, and philanthropist.- Biography :Henry was born at Juniper Green, Midlothian, Scotland...

     - Scottish-born industrialist and philanthropist
  • Willie Merrilees
    William Merrilees
    William Merrilees OBE KPM was Chief Constable of the Lothians and Peebles Constabulary from 1950 to 1968.Willie Merrilees was Scotland’s best known policeman in his lifetime thanks to a flamboyant career involving disguise, celebrated court cases and tireless charity and welfare work...

    - was at one time Scotland’s most famous policeman

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