Union Park
Union Park is a park in Edinburgh, Scotland. Union Park is situated nearby to the pitch Corstorphine Cougars RFC, as well as near Carrick Knowe Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corstorphine Old Parish Church and South Gyle railway station.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church
Church
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corstorphine Old Parish Church, formerly St. John's Collegiate Church, is at the old centre of Corstorphine, a village incorporated to the west area of Edinburgh. Corstorphine Old Parish Church is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Union Park.
South Gyle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The station was opened on 9 May 1985 by ScotRail alongside new housing in the area, and is located on the Fife Circle Line, 4+1⁄2 miles west of Edinburgh Waverley. South Gyle railway station is situated 1 mile west of Union Park.
HM Prison Edinburgh
Prison
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HMP Edinburgh is a prison in Scotland. It 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 1 mile southeast of Union Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrick Knowe and Forrester.
Carrick Knowe
Neighborhood
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carrick Knowe is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh in Scotland, located approximately 3 miles from the city centre. It is bordered by Tyler's Acre to the north, the Glasgow/Aberdeen railway line to the south, Carrick Knowe Golf Course to the east, and Saughton Road North to the west.
Forrester
Neighborhood
Forrester is a primarily residential area of Corstorphine, Edinburgh which has its own high school and rugby club. The closest railway stations are at South Gyle and Edinburgh Park, but it is itself wedged between the two railway lines.
West Edinburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The west of Edinburgh is the area you traverse coming from the airport or Glasgow towards city centre. It's a modern low-rise tract of suburbs, retail and light industry that could be on the edge of any British city, but it has accommodation, the zoo, and Murrayfield rugby stadium.
Union Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.93577° or 55° 56′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.2766° or 3° 16′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7RWPPF+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 30970115OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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