Roseburn

{{Short description|Suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland}}

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{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Roseburn

| country = Scotland

| static_image_name = Kew and Roseburn Terraces - geograph.org.uk - 740173.jpg

| pushpin_map = Edinburgh

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the City of Edinburgh council area

| coordinates = {{coord|55|56|44.27|N|3|14|4.32|W|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = NT227728

| unitary_scotland = City of Edinburgh

| lieutenancy_scotland = Edinburgh

| post_town = EDINBURGH

| postcode_area = EH

| postcode_district = EH12

| dial_code = 0131

| constituency_westminster = Edinburgh West

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Edinburgh Central

}}

Roseburn is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.{{cite book|title=Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh|date=2017|last=Bell|first=Raymond MacKean|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Leamington Books|isbn=9780244644406}}

The area lies in the west of the city, approximately a 20-minute walk from the city centre, west of Haymarket and close to the Murrayfield area (and Murrayfield Stadium). It is immediately to the south of the A8 road.

The Water of Leith flows along one side of Roseburn Park next to the Water of Leith Walkway. Other boundaries to the park are Murrayfield Stadium and Murrayfield Ice Rink. The park is used for football in the winter and cricket in the summer. It has a small play area popular with pre-school and young children. The park is popular with dog walkers.

Roseburn Primary School offers education for children from Nursery to Primary 7. The main building is Victorian and has listed building status.

Businesses located in Roseburn include bars, restaurants, take aways, groceries, art work, jewellery, flowers, home furnishings, pharmaceutical goods, furniture and hairdressing.

Transport

Roseburn is served by Lothian Buses services 12, X18, 26, 31, and the Airlink (100), McGill's Scotland East services 18, X24, X25 & X38, Scottish Citylink services 900 & 909, and Murrayfield tram stop.

Notable residents

  • Mungo Russell, merchant landowner who built Roseburn House.Joyce M. Wallace, The Historic Houses of Edinburgh (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1987), p. 223.
  • Wendy Wood, Scottish nationalist, artist, writer and Jackanory presenter.

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