Milton of Leys

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{{Infobox UK place

| constituency_westminster = Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Inverness and Nairn

| country = Scotland

| hide_services = yes

| map_type = Inverness

| official_name = Milton of Leys

| scots_name = Milton o' Leys

| postcode_area = IV

| postcode_district = IV2 6

| unitary_scotland = Highland

| coordinates = {{coord|57.4519099|N|4.173413|W|display=inline,title}}

| gaelic_name = Baile Muilinn an Leigheis

| population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Milton of Leys}}

| population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}}){{Scottish settlement population citation}}

| type = Suburb

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Milton of Leys (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Muilinn an Leigheis, meaning "Mill-Farm of Medicine" {{cite book |title=The Gaelic Place Names and Heritage of Inverness |last=Maclean |first=Roddy |year=2004 |publisher=Culcabock Publishing |location=Inverness |isbn=978-0-9548925-0-0 |page=85}}) is an area of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies on high ground overlooking the Moray Firth, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city centre, to the west of the A9 road.

Since the 1990s, Milton of Leys has developed largely as a residential settlement. Construction of a local primary school began in June 2010, opening in August 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2010/June/2010-06-30-07.htm |title=First turf cut for new city primary school |date=30 June 2010 |publisher=Highland Council |access-date=14 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704003153/http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2010/June/2010-06-30-07.htm |archive-date=4 July 2010 }} Previously, pupils attended at the nearby Inshes Primary.

Housing development has continued throughout the 21st century, with Milton of Leys being one of the city's fastest growing areas.

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