Corstorphine
Village and area of Edinburgh, Scotland
About
Corstorphine (Scottish Gaelic: Crois Thoirfinn) ( kər-STOR-fin) is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. Formerly a separate village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, it is now a suburb of the city, having been formally incorporated into it in 1920.
Corstorphine has a high street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks to the west of Edinburgh, especially the Gyle Centre. St John's Road, the main street, suffers from bad congestion as the busy road forms part of the A8 main road between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The actual "High Street" itself is no longer the main street, an anomaly shared with central Edinburgh.
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Corstorphine Hill
Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland
0.8 mi away
Craigcrook Castle
Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland
1.1 mi away
Saughton Park
Public park in Edinburgh, Scotland
1.5 mi away
The Gyle Shopping Centre
Shopping centre in Edinburgh, Scotland
1.1 mi away
St Joseph's Church, Edinburgh
Church in Broomhouse, Edinburgh
1.0 mi away
Barnton Quarry
Disused stone quarry in Edinburgh, Scotland
1.2 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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