Broomhouse Crescent
Broomhouse Crescent is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. Broomhouse Crescent is situated nearby to Sighthill Post Office, as well as near Whinhill Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HM Prison Edinburgh and Kingsknowe railway station.
HM Prison Edinburgh
Prison
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HMP Edinburgh is located in the west of Edinburgh on the main A71, in an area now known as Stenhouse, and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the old name for the general area. HM Prison Edinburgh is situated 3,200 feet east of Broomhouse Crescent.
Kingsknowe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingsknowe railway station is a railway station serving Kingsknowe in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. Kingsknowe railway station is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Broomhouse Crescent.
Wester Hailes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Signalhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wester Hailes railway station is a railway station opened in 1987 by British Rail serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by inter-city services - these are provided via the Shotts Line of the SPT network. Wester Hailes railway station is situated 1 mile south of Broomhouse Crescent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broomhouse and Parkhead.
Broomhouse
Suburb
Photo: Saa91, Public domain.
Broomhouse is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland. Although on the lands of Old Saughton, its name is adopted from an estate which lay to the north of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Parkhead
Suburb
Photo: Departure92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parkhead is a residential area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was one of the smallest wards in the Edinburgh City Council before a reorganisation into larger multi-member wards in 2007; since then it has been part of the Sighthill/Gorgie ward.
Saughton
Suburb
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saughton is a suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, bordering Broomhouse, Stenhouse, Longstone and Carrick Knowe. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow.
Broomhouse Crescent
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92593° or 55° 55′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.27629° or 3° 16′ 35″ westOperator
SP Energy NetworksOpen location code
9C7RWPGF+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8660191791
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