Ratho

Ratho
Scottish Gaelic: *Ràthach*
Ratho Scottish Gaelic: Ràthach;
	St Mary's Kirk in Ratho
	Ratho Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Ratho Location within Scotland
Population	2,230 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NT1370
Council area	City of Edinburgh;
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWBRIDGE
Postcode district	EH28
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh West;
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Western;

Ratho (Scottish Gaelic: Ràthach) is a village in the rural west part of the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,634 based on the 2010 definition of the locality. It was formerly in the old county of Midlothian. Ratho Station, Newbridge and Kirkliston are other villages in the area. The Union Canal passes through Ratho. Edinburgh Airport is situated only 4 miles (7 km) away. The village has a high ratio of its older houses built from whin stone due to a whin quarry nearby. The older, historical, part of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1971 by Midlothian County Council.

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