Newbridge, Edinburgh
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| Newbridge | |
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City of Edinburgh | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | EH28 8 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Newbridge is a village in the
Newbridge (including Ratho Station) had a total population of 1,074 at the 2011 Census based on the 2010 definition of the locality.[2]
Archaeology
Excavations in advance of a phased commercial development in 2007 and 2014 by AOC Archaeology revealed human activity in Newbridge from the Mesolithic to the medieval period. Radiocarbon dating put the earliest human activity in the area at 6640–6230 BC. There was a scatter of domestic settlement in the Middle Bronze Age (radio carbon dates of 1700-1200 BC) and pre-Roman Iron Age. They also believe there may be the remnants of a barrow cemetery. The archaeologists also identified a section of Dere Street, a Roman road. Finally, there was evidence that the area was farmed in the 11th to 12th centuries and in the 13th to 14th centuries AD, a pattern reflected in other medieval settlement in the Lothians.[3]
Newbridge Chariot
The remains of an Iron Age chariot burial were found near the Bronze Age burial mound at Huly Hill, Newbridge, in advance of development at the Edinburgh Interchange. The chariot was the first of its kind to be found in Scotland.
Local amenities
Newbridge has an
.Transport
Road
The Newbridge roundabout was built in 1970 as a flat roundabout serving the
Bus
Newbridge is served by several bus services
McGill's Scotland East
- 20 (Slateford - Kingsknowe - Wester Hailes - Edinburgh Park - Ratho Station - Ratho)
- X24 (St. John's Hospital - Livingston - Fastlink - Broxburn - Edinburgh)
- X38 (Falkirk - Linlithgow - Kirkliston - Edinburgh)
- 63 (Balerno - Currie - Riccarton - Sighthill - Gyle Centre - Newbridge - Kirkliston - Queensferry)
Lothian Country Buses
- X18 (Whitburn - Armadale - Bathgate - Dechmomt - Broxburn - Edinburgh)
- N18 (Edinburgh - Broxburn - Dechmont - Bathgate - Armadale - Whitburn)(Night Service)
"Lothian Country". www.lothianbuses.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
Stagecoach East Scotland
- X51 (Dunfermline Bus Station, Forth Road Bridge, Queensferry, Kirkliston, Livingston)
Air
Newbridge is about a mile from Edinburgh Airport's Terminal Building.
Tram
Newbridge will be the western terminus of
Schools
Newbridge shares Hillwood Primary School with Ratho Station. Newbridge is in the catchment area for Craigmount High School.
Sources
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Ratho Station (City of Edinburgh)". Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Vol 59 (2016): A Roman Road Runs Through It: Excavations at Newbridge, Edinburgh | Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports". journals.socantscot.org. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Newbridge Village, Bridge Street, Newbridge Inn". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Route Maps & Stops". edinburghtrams.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
