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Ingliston (; ) is an area in the west of
From 1965 to 1994 motor racing took place at Ingliston Racing Circuit, which was located within the Royal Highland Showground.
From 1973 to 2005, a Sunday market was held at Ingliston. It was one of the biggest open air markets in Europe. For many years, a feature of the market was a statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro.
Ingliston Golf Club first appeared in the 1930s. The 18-hole parkland course closed in the 1960s and is now the site of the Royal Highland Show Ground.
Ingliston Park & Ride information
on Edinburgh Trams {{coord, 55, 56, 22.10, N, 3, 22, 21.01, W, display=title Edinburgh Trams stops Areas of Edinburgh Ingliston Park and Ride Tram Stop
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
, near Maybury, South Gyle and Newbridge.
It is home to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport is an international airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located west of the city centre, just off the M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 and M9 motorway (Scotland), M9 motorways. It is owned and oper ...
and The Royal Highland Showground.
History
The name Ingliston either means the "settlement of the Inglis Family" or "English town".
From 1965 to 1994 motor racing took place at Ingliston Racing Circuit, which was located within the Royal Highland Showground.
From 1973 to 2005, a Sunday market was held at Ingliston. It was one of the biggest open air markets in Europe. For many years, a feature of the market was a statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro.
Ingliston Golf Club first appeared in the 1930s. The 18-hole parkland course closed in the 1960s and is now the site of the Royal Highland Show Ground.
Park and Ride
Ingliston Park and Ride (P&R) opened in 2006. It is the most westerly of seven parks and rides in and around Edinburgh. It offers free parking with 1085 spaces. Parking is prohibited between 2:00am and 4:00am.
Buses
Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothia ...
Skylink services 200 and 400/N400 serve the park & ride.
Tram
Ingliston Park and Ridelight rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
tram stop opened in May 2014, and is operated by Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is an line between Newhaven, Edinburgh, Newhaven and Edinburgh Airport, with 23 tram stops, stops.
A modern tram network for Edinburgh was proposed by ...
.
References
* Bell, Raymond MacKean ''Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh'', Leamington Books, Edinburgh 2017External links
Ingliston Park & Ride information
on Edinburgh Trams {{coord, 55, 56, 22.10, N, 3, 22, 21.01, W, display=title Edinburgh Trams stops Areas of Edinburgh Ingliston Park and Ride Tram Stop