Gilmerton

Gilmerton is a village and suburb of , about 4 miles southeast of the city centre. The toponym "Gilmerton" is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire– a personal name and later surname meaning "Servant of Mary", from which comes the first element, "Gilmer", – and Old English: ton meaning "settlement" or "farmstead".
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  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of 390 feet (119 metres)
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Baile GhilleMhoire”
    “Gilmerton, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gilmerton Cove and Ellen’s Glen House.
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is a series of underground passageways…
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Ellen's Glen Community Hospital, originally Ellen's…
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The is the oldest voluntary hospital in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferniehill and Moredun.
is a residential neighbourhood of , the capital of Scotland.
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is a district in the south-east of , the capital of .
Moredun is a district in the south-east of , the capital of .

Gilmerton

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Latitude
55.90574° or 55° 54′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.13428° or 3° 8′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C7RWV48+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29382636
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2648653
Wiki­data ID
Q4138314

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Gilmerton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gilmerton”
  • Chinese: “吉尔默顿”
  • Irish: “Baile GhilleMhoire”
  • Russian: “Гилмертон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile GhilleMhoire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Gilmerton”
  • Urdu: “گلمرٹن”
  • “Gilmerton - Baile GhilleMhoire”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gilmerton Community Centre and Gilmerton Welfare Bowling Club House.

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