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Coordinates:55°56′44.27″N3°14′4.32″W / 55.9456306°N 3.2345333°W /55.9456306; -3.2345333

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Suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland

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Human settlement in Scotland

Roseburn

Roseburn Location within theCity of Edinburgh council area Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area Roseburn Location withinScotland Show map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NT227728
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH12
Dialling code	0131

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Edinburgh West
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Central
List of places UK Scotland 55°56′44.27″N3°14′4.32″W / 55.9456306°N 3.2345333°W /55.9456306; -3.2345333

Roseburn is a suburb ofEdinburgh, the capital ofScotland.^[1]

The area lies in the west of the city, approximately a 20-minute walk from the city centre, west ofHaymarket and close to theMurrayfield area (andMurrayfield Stadium). It is immediately to the south of theA8 road.

TheWater of Leith flows along one side of Roseburn Park next to theWater of Leith Walkway. Other boundaries to the park are Murrayfield Stadium andMurrayfield 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 fromNursery toPrimary 7. The main building isVictorian and haslisted building status.

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

Transport

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Roseburn is served byLothian 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

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Mungo Russell, merchant landowner who built Roseburn House.^[2]
Agnes Campbell (printer) (d.1716) Lady Roseburn
Wendy Wood, Scottish nationalist, artist, writer andJackanory presenter.^[1]

References

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^^a ^bBell, Raymond MacKean (2017).Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books.ISBN 9780244644406.
^Joyce M. Wallace,The Historic Houses of Edinburgh (Edinburgh: John Donald, 1987), p. 223.