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Byers Close is located within the City of Edinburgh Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the (pseudo) Scotland region of the UK.
Byers Close is located within the county of , situated in the (pseudo) Scotland region of the UK. It's 332.46 miles North West from central London., 0.23 miles North East from Edinburgh, 36.15 miles South from Dundee and 41.68 miles East from Glasgow.
BYERS CLOSE is within the Post Town of EDINBURGH
28th April 2024
I am trying to find out why the lane is named Swing Swang?
It has been known known this since at least 1905 when hedge making contents used to be held here.
Swing Swang is often used to describe a fairground ride. I remember Swing Boats. Were they a bit like this or is Swing Swang another name for swings?
Swing Swangs are also mentioned in connection to orchards. Or were orchards just good places to have swings?
15th April 2024
I wondered if anyone has any old pictures of Wenning Bank House in the 1940’s and also Lane Side before of the same era .. we visited today with my Mum in law as she used to live at both these properties. Also any photos of the schools around that time .. thank you.
Can You Help?15th April 2024
Why is the road called Napps Way (belonging to Napp, but minus an
apostrophe as is usual with such nomenclature)? Moreover, who or
what is, or was, “Napp” in the respective, possessive case?
Several years ago, I met an elderly man (probably in his late-eighties)
who lives on Bentham Drive, Liverpool 16, and during a conversation
with him whilst in a Northwest Passenger Transport Ambulance on the
way to the former RLUH (Royal Liverpool University Hospital), he told
me that he could remember (when he was a boy, living in Childwall,
Liverpool 16) that, “Where Napps Way is now, during WW2, there was
a two-man gun emplacement on the, then, open land to protect the
railway line passing over Childwall Valley Road - next to the railway
bridge - when suddenly, as they were loading a live “shell” into the gun’s
breach, the aforementioned “shell” accidentally exploded in the gun’s
breach killing both of the two soldiers, that had been manning the gun,
instantly! (Very sad, of course, but could - perhaps - two ghosts relating
to those two, very unfortunately and prematurely-killed soldiers have
haunted that place of their deaths ever since - and have any residents
of Napps Way - formerly and in its latest incarnation - seen two, WW2
(uniformed) soldiers unexpectedly appear in or near their homes?)
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Latitude | 55.950207 |
Longitude | -3.187809 |
OS Easting (X): | 325832 |
OS Northing (Y): | 673651 |
OS Grid Reference: | NT258737 |
Neighbourhood Policing |
Police Force: Scotland |
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Byers Close is located within the local authority area of City of Edinburgh Council which is a Scottish unitary authority.
Byers Close is in an unparished area.
Byers Close is located within the ward of City Centre.
Byers Close is not in a ceremonial county.
Byers Close is located within the constituency of Edinburgh East.
Byers Close is located within the historic nation of Scotland.
Byers Close is not in a County Council area.
Byers Close is located within the Scotland Police area.
Sunrise | 05:32 |
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Sunset | 20:48 |
Observed at Weather Station: | Edinburgh/Gogarbank 28 April 2024 at 20:00 (6.20 miles away) |
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Current Weather: | Cloudy |
Temperature and Humidity: | 9.0°C (63.2%) |
Wind Direction and Speed: | WSW (11 mph) |
ONS Area Code | S00103315, S00103316, S00103318, S00103320, S00103323, S00103329, S00106723, S00106725 & S00107624 |
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ONS Area Name | Students and Commuters, Migrant Commuters & Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods |
LSOA Code: | S01008679, S01008678, S01008674, S01008675 &S01008677 |
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LSOA Name: | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 06, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 05, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 01, Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street - 02, Old Town &Princes Street and Leith Street - 04 |
SOA Code: | 1a |
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MSOA Code: | S02001622 |
MSOA Name: | Old Town &Princes Street and Leith Street |
Sainsburys Edinburgh South Bridge Local |
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79 South Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HN |
1312609731 |
Distance: 0.12 Miles |
Directions from Byers Close to Sainsburys Edinburgh South Bridge Local |
Tesco South Bridge Express |
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59-62 South Bridge, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 1LS |
0345 675 7213 |
Distance: 0.19 Miles |
Directions from Byers Close to Tesco South Bridge Express |
Sainsburys Edinburgh Waverley Steps Local |
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Waverley Mall, Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1BQ |
1315564322 |
Distance: 0.21 Miles |
Directions from Byers Close to Sainsburys Edinburgh Waverley Steps Local |
Sainsburys Edinburgh Nicolson Street Local |
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52 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH8 9DT |
1316670241 |
Distance: 0.33 Miles |
Directions from Byers Close to Sainsburys Edinburgh Nicolson Street Local |
Area Code |
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Area Code: 0131 - Edinburgh |
Area Code: 01968 - Penicuik |
Area Code: 01875 - Tranent |
Local Council Details |
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Within the area of City of Edinburgh |
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City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh &EH1 1YJ |
Send email |
Telephone Number: 0131 200 2000 |
Local Member of Parliament |
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Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Edinburgh East |
The Member of Parliament is Tommy Sheppard |
Details for the MP Tommy Sheppard on parliament.uk |
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In the 2019 General Election Tommy Sheppard won with a majority of 10,417 the result was SNP hold. The total electorate was 69,424 |
Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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Ward: City Centre Ward |
Ceremonial County: |
Address: Preston Street Primary School, 169 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5BR
Distance: 0.84 miles
Contact: 0131 667 4208
Address: Royal Mile Primary School, 86 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BZ
Distance: 0.45 miles
Contact: 0131 556 3347
Address: Abbeyhill Primary School, Abbey Street, Edinburgh, EH7 5SJ
Distance: 0.84 miles
Contact: 0131 661 3054
Address: Leith Walk Primary School, 9 Brunswick Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5NG
Distance: 0.79 miles
Contact: 0131 556 3873
Address: Sciennes Primary School, 10 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1LG
Distance: 0.84 miles
Contact: 0131 667 1243
Address: St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh), 63 East London Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4BW
Distance: 0.64 miles
Contact: 0131 556 7128
Address: Stockbridge Primary School, 17a Hamilton Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5BA
Distance: 0.99 miles
Contact: 0131 332 6109
Address: Tollcross Primary School, 117 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9QG
Distance: 0.89 miles
Contact: 0131 229 7828
Address: Drummond Community High School, 41 Bellevue Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4BS
Distance: 0.74 miles
Contact: 0131 556 2651
Address: St Thomas Of Aquin's High School, 2-20 Chalmers Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9NH
Distance: 0.98 miles
Contact: 0131 229 8734
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BERWICK SMILE DENTAL CARE | 0.00 Km | View Directions | ||
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BRUCEGATE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED | 0.00 Km | View Directions | ||
TWEEDMOUTH DENTAL CLINIC | 0.00 Km | View Directions |
Address: THE ACCESS PLACE, 6 SOUTH GRAYS CLOSE, 40 HIGH STREET, EDINBURGH, EH1 1TQ
Distance: 0.10 miles
Contact: tel: 01315 295015
Address: 6 BRISTO SQUARE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH8 9AL
Distance: 0.29 miles
Contact: tel: 01316 502777
Address: 20 WEST RICHMOND STREET, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH8 9DX
Distance: 0.36 miles
Contact: tel: 01316 511000
Address: 145 PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH8 9RU
Distance: 0.46 miles
Contact: tel: 01316 684547
Address: 9 BROUGHAM PLACE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH3 9HW
Distance: 0.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01312 297709
Address: 9 BRUNTON PLACE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH7 5EG
Distance: 0.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01315 575545
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Address: 44 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH2 2LE
Distance: 0.44 miles
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Address: 101-103 PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH, EH2 3AA
Distance: 0.52 miles
Contact: :
Address: 61 LONDON ROAD, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH7 6AA
Distance: 1.13 miles
Contact: :
Address: 13B CAMERON TOLL SHOPPING CENTRE, 6 LADY ROAD, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH16 5PB
Distance: 1.87 miles
Contact: :
Address: UNIT 8 CRAIGLEITH RETAIL PARK, SOUTH GROATHILL AVENUE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH4 2LN
Distance: 2.13 miles
Contact: :
Address: LAWHOUSE TOLL, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, EH15 3RH
Distance: 3.30 miles
Contact: :
Edinburgh Station is 0.15 miles away.
Address: Edinburgh station, Princes Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 1BB
Edinburgh is situated on the East Coast Main Line|Edinburgh to Aberdeen line|North Clyde Line|Fife Circle Line|Edinburgh to Dunblane Line|Shotts Line|Borders Railway|West Coast Main Line.
Edinburgh Station is staffed on a full time basis.
Haymarket Station is 1.22 miles away.
Address: Haymarket station, Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH12 5EY
Haymarket is situated on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen line|North Clyde Line|Fife Circle Line|Edinburgh to Dunblane Line|Shotts Line|West Coast Main Line and is managed by ScotRail.
Haymarket Station is staffed on a part time basis.