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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Colinton like this:
Colinton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 4 miles SW. of Edinburgh, on Water of Leith, 5640 ac., pop. 4347; P.O., T.O.; has numerous corn and paper mills on Water of Leith, and a bleachfield at Inglis Green. A little NE. of sta. is Colinton House.
Colinton is now part of EDINBURGH CITY OF City. Click here for graphs and data of how EDINBURGH CITY OF has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Colinton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Colinton, in Edinburgh City Of and Midlothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20508
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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