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Leith

Classification and Statistics

Settlement Type: suburb
Population (1901): 76667    
(Parliamentary Burgh)
(1891): 67700
(1881): 58196
(1871): 44280
(1861): 33628
(1851): 30919
(1841): 26026
(1831): 25862
(1821): 26000

Tourist Rating: Two Stars
Text of Entry Updated: 30-JUL-2023
 Location

Latitude: 55.975°N Longitude: 3.168°W
National Grid Reference: NT 272 764
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References and Further Reading
Anon (1865) Tales, traditions and Antiquities of Leith. Charles Drummond, Leith
Mowatt, Sue (1994) The Port of Leith: its History and its People. Forth Ports in association with John Donald, Edinburgh
Russell, John (1922) The Story of Leith. Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London
Wallace, Joyce M. (1985) Traditions of Trinity and Leith. John Donald Publishers Ltd., Edinburgh
Wallace, Joyce M. (1990) Further traditions of Trinity and Leith. John Donald Publishers Ltd., Edinburgh

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