Chesser ( ) is a mainly residential suburb of

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, east of the

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. It, with Longstone, is to the south-west, Allan Park and Craiglockhart to the south,

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, Hutchison and Moat to the east, and Gorgie Road to the north.

History

The area is named after John William Chesser, who was elected

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in 1919 and died in office in 1921. In his previous role as Convenor of Markets and Slaughterhouses, he had organised the building of the new markets and slaughterhouses in the area. The Gorgie cattle market had a railway line that connected to

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the railway is now a footpath. The Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Chesser is a venue for live events. There has been recent regeneration of predominantly early 20th-century housing stock, supplemented with modern development. Sporting and shopping facilities include an

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supermarket. In 2016 the former fruit market in Chesser Avenue was redeveloped into a retail development as the Edinburgh West Retail Park.

Transport

The

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bus route connects Chesser with

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, Ingliston Park and Ride, and

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