Roseburn is a suburb of
Edinburgh
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, the capital of
Scotland
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.
The area lies in the west of the city, approximately a 20-minute walk from the city centre, west of
Haymarket and close to the
Murrayfield
Murrayfield is an area to the west of Edinburgh city centre in Scotland. It is to the east of Corstorphine and north of Balgreen, Saughtonhall and Roseburn. The A8 road (Scotland), A8 road runs east–west through the south of the area. Murra ...
area (and
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The stadium is owned by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) who has its headquarters based at the stadium, and is the national stadium of the Scotla ...
). It is immediately to the south of the
A8 road.
The
Water of Leith
The Water of Leith (Scottish Gaelic: ''Uisge Lìte'') is the main river flowing through central Edinburgh, Scotland, that starts in the Pentlands Hills and flows into the port of Leith and then into the sea via the Firth of Forth.
Name
The ...
flows along one side of Roseburn Park next to the
Water of Leith Walkway. Other boundaries to the park are Murrayfield Stadium and
Murrayfield Ice Rink. The park is used for football in the winter and cricket in the summer. It has a small play area popular with pre-school and young children. The park is popular with dog walkers.
Roseburn Primary School offers education for children from
Nursery to
Primary 7. The main building is
Victorian and has
listed building status.
Businesses located in Roseburn include bars, restaurants, take aways, groceries, art work, jewellery, flowers, home furnishings, pharmaceutical goods, furniture and hairdressing.
Transport
Roseburn is served by
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 ...
services 12, X18, 26, 31, and the Airlink (100),
McGill's Scotland East services 18, X24, X25 & X38,
Scottish Citylink services 900 & 909, and Murrayfield tram stop.
Notable residents
*
Mungo Russell, merchant landowner who built Roseburn House.
[Joyce M. Wallace, ''The Historic Houses of Edinburgh'' (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1987), p. 223.]
*
Agnes Campbell (printer) (d.1716) Lady Roseburn
*
Wendy Wood, Scottish nationalist, artist, writer and ''
Jackanory
''Jackanory'' was a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in Reading (activity), reading. The programme was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the ...
'' presenter.
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References
External links
Google Maps
Roseburn Primary School Website
Areas of Edinburgh
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