Gorgie, a village in St Cuthbert's parish, Edinburghshire, near the right side of the Water of Leith, 1 ¼ mile SSW of Murrayfield station. It has a post office, with savings'bank department. A tannery called Gorgie Mills adjoins it; and Gorgie House, Gorgie Mains, and Gorgie Park are in its vicinity. Pop. (1871) 428, (1881) 656.
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