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Chesser (/ˈtʃɛzər/CHEZ-ər) is a mainly residential suburb ofEdinburgh,Scotland, east of theWater of Leith. It, withLongstone, is to the south-west, Allan Park andCraiglockhart to the south,Slateford, Hutchison and Moat to the east, and Gorgie Road to the north.
The area is named afterJohn William Chesser, who was electedLord Provost of Edinburgh in 1919 and died in office in 1921. In his previous role as Convenor of Markets and Slaughterhouses, he had organised the building of the new markets and slaughterhouses in the area.[1]
The Gorgie cattle market had a railway line that connected toEdinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway the railway is now a footpath.
TheEdinburgh Corn Exchange in Chesser is a venue for live events. There has been recent regeneration of predominantly early 20th-century housing stock, supplemented with modern development. Sporting and shopping facilities include anAsda supermarket. In 2016 the former fruit market in Chesser Avenue was redeveloped into a retail development as the Edinburgh West Retail Park.[2]
The20 Ratho–Chesser bus route connects Chesser withRatho,Ingliston Park and Ride, andEdinburgh Park railway station.
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