Davidson's Mains

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Davidson's Mains is a former village which is now a district in the north west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill.

The district is named after Davidsons Mains, mains being a farm estate, linked to William Davidson, a wealthy merchant, who bought Muirhouse, east of the district, in 1776.[1] Prior to the 19th century it was known as Muttonhole. The origin of this name is unknown, though it perhaps refers to the local sheep farming industry.[2] "Mains" is a Lowland Scots term equivalent to the English home farm.

Within the district there is a variety of shops and businesses, ranging from cobblers to large supermarkets, as well as food outlets of various kinds. The district is also served by four churches, a Tesco, 2 veterinary surgery, a doctor's surgery, two dental surgeries, the Corbie and other takeaways, a primary school and a Greggs.[3] The state secondary school that serves the area is the Royal High School. There is D'mains park near the High school which has a play park and a football pitch.

The district is currently served by two bus routes run by Lothian Buses: the 21 which travels to the Gyle Centre via Clermiston and to Leith in the other direction; and the 41 which travels from Cramond to Morningside.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.grantonhistory.org/buildings/muirhouse.htm
  2. ↑ "A Brief History of Davidson's Mains". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
  3. ↑ "home". Davidson's Mains Primary School. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

Coordinates: 55°57′55.40″N 3°16′27.58″W / 55.9653889°N 3.2743278°W / 55.9653889; -3.2743278

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