Bonnington
Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: area of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bonnington, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bonnington Bridge and HMY Britannia.
HMY Britannia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893.
Chancelot Park
Recreation area
Chancelot Park was a football ground in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Leith Athletic from 1900 until 1904 and again from 1919 until 1924.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Powderhall and Pilrig.
Powderhall
Neighborhood
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Powderhall is an area lying between Broughton Road and Warriston Road in the north of Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. Until recently it was best known for Powderhall Stadium, a greyhound racing track, which has now closed.
Pilrig
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.
Warriston
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warriston is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in Inverleith. The name derives from Warriston House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.
Bonnington
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9715° or 55° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.18733° or 3° 11′ 14″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C7RXRC7+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1182557256OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Bonnington” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bonnington (Edinburgh)”
- Basque: “Bonnington”
- Dutch: “Bonnington, Edinburgh”
- German: “Bonnington”
- Italian: “Bonnington”
- Russian: “Боннингтон”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bonnington Mill Waterwheel (remains) and Bobs Garage.
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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 “Bonnington”. Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.