Colinton

Colinton is a suburb of , situated 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,640 residents
  • Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Collingtoun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Colinton Parish Church and Merchiston Castle School.

Church
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is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Dell Road, Colinton, , next to the .

School
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is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in , Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils, with a co-ed Nursery named The Forest.

Military installation
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Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks is a military installation located on Colinton Road, near the Edinburgh City Bypass, east of the suburb of Colinton in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonaly and Redford.

Suburb
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is an area on the south-western outskirts of and the northern slopes of the , lying within the Parish of Colinton. It is a mix of mainly post-war housing, woodland, pasture-land and heather moorland.

Neighborhood
is a suburb of , the capital of . It is in the south-west of the city, south-east of the Colinton area, and is known particularly for , an army base.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in southwestern , . It is in and close to the A720 road. Wester Hailes Baptist Church is in , as is a local nursing home, also has a primary school, 2 parks, and flats and houses.

Colinton

Latitude
55.9073° or 55° 54′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.25755° or 3° 15′ 27″ west
Population
7,640
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWP4R+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 35785286
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2652577
Wiki­data ID
Q5145731
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Colinton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Colinton”
  • Breton: “Colinton”
  • Cebuano: “Colinton”
  • Chinese: “科林顿”
  • Corsican: “Colinton”
  • Danish: “Colinton”
  • Dutch: “Colinton”
  • French: “Colinton”
  • German: “Colinton”
  • Indonesian: “Colinton”
  • Irish: “Baile Cholgain”
  • Italian: “Colinton”
  • Japanese: “コリントン”
  • Low German: “Colinton”
  • Portuguese: “Colinton”
  • Romanian: “Colinton”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Cholgain”
  • Spanish: “Colinton”
  • Swedish: “Colinton”
  • Tahitian: “Colinton”
  • Urdu: “کولنٹن”
  • Welsh: “Colinton”

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