The Green
The Green is a residential area in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Green is situated nearby to HM Prison Edinburgh, as well as near the community center The Party Place.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 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 790 feet east of The Green.
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 2,900 feet south of The Green.
Slateford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slateford railway station is a railway station serving Slateford in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. Slateford railway station is situated 1 mile east of The Green.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saughton and Longstone.
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.
Longstone
Suburb
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longstone is a suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. The area is primarily residential in nature, although the area includes several small shops, eateries and supermarkets, as well as one of the main bus depots for the city's buses.
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.
The Green
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.92696° or 55° 55′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.26481° or 3° 15′ 53″ westInception
April 2019Open location code
9C7RWPGP+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 30994417OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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