Newington
Newington is a neighbourhood of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. Developed from the early 19th century, it is an affluent, predominantly residential area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 11,100 residents
- Description: suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Newington, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Craigmillar Park Church and Newington Trinity Church.
Craigmillar Park Church
Church
Craigmillar Park Church serves Edinburgh's Newington area, in Scotland. It was a congregation of the Church of Scotland until June 23rd, 2024. The church building dates from 1879 and the adjacent hall was added in 1899.
Newington Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Mayfieldeditor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newington Trinity Church, formerly Mayfield Salisbury Church and Mayfield North Church and also informally known as Mayfield Church, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland.
Arthur’s Seat
Peak
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Seat is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayfield and Prestonfield.
Mayfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mayfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about one mile south from the city centre, with Craigmillar to the south-east and Newington to the north. Mayfield is also the name of several streets in the area.
Prestonfield
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prestonfield is a primarily residential suburb in the south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies to the east of the A7 road, as it leaves the city centre, approximately 3 miles south of the centre.
Sciennes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sciennes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated approximately two kilometres south of the city centre. It is a mainly residential district, although it is also well-known as the site of the former Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Newington
- Category: locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93283° or 55° 55′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.17321° or 3° 10′ 24″ westPopulation
11,100Elevation
276 feet (84 metres)Open location code
9C7RWRMG+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 35878093OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7290414Wikidata ID
Q14948852
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Newington” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Nyuinqton”
- Basque: “Newington”
- Chinese: “紐因頓”
- Swedish: “Newington”
- Welsh: “Newington, Caeredin”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craigmillar Park and The Grange.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mayfield Bowling Club Pavilion and Mayfield Bowling Club.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Newington”. Photo: CPClegg, CC BY-SA 4.0.