Kirkliston (Scotland)
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 57 ′ N , 3 ° 24 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 3386 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | EDINBURGH | ||
| ZIP code section | EH29 | ||
| prefix | 0131 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Edinburgh | ||
| British Parliament | Edinburgh West | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Edinburgh Western | ||
Kirkliston is a town in the Scottish Council Area Edinburgh . It is located approximately eight miles west of Edinburgh city center and south of Dunfermline . The south bank of the Firth of Forth runs about four kilometers north and Edinburgh Airport is about one kilometer away. In 2011 Kirkliston had 3386 inhabitants.
While there used to be a textile industry in Kirkliston, today it is essentially a commuter settlement with no industry of its own. Between 1795 and 1910, Kirkliston was the location of the Kirkliston whiskey distillery . After it was closed, the connected malt house was in operation for many years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information about the Kirkliston distillery on wormtub.com
- ↑ Pictures and information about the Kirkliston distillery provided by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Commons : Kirkliston - collection of images, videos and audio files
