Colinton

Colinton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Cholgain) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 3+1⁄2 miles (5.5 kilometres) southwest of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north-east. To the north-west it extends to Lanark Road (the A70) and to the south-west to the City Bypass. Bonaly is a subsection of the area on its southern side.

For the hamlet in Canada, see Colinton, Alberta. For the locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia, see Colinton, Queensland. For the locality in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia, see Colinton, New South Wales.

Colinton
Bridge Street, Colinton in 2005
Colinton
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Colinton
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceNT214689
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEDINBURGH
Postcode districtEH13
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Colinton is a designated conservation area.

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