Gilmerton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gilmerton
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| OS grid reference | NT2969 |
| • Edinburgh | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Police | Lothian and Borders |
| Fire | Lothian and Borders |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Gilmerton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile GhilleMhoire, IPA:[ˈpaləˈʝiːʎəˈvɔɾʲə]) is a suburb of Edinburgh, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the city centre.
The toponym "Gilmerton" is derived from a combination of Scottish Gaelic: Gille-Moire– a personal name and later surname meaning "Servant of [the Virgin] Mary", from which comes the first element, "Gilmer", – and Old English: ton meaning "settlement" or "farmstead". Versions of the name are recorded from the middle of the 12th century.
Gilmerton used to be a coal mining village. Below its centre is a series of shallow linked caves collectively called Gilmerton Cove. Traditionally they were attributed to the work of a local blacksmith, George Paterson, who supposedly completed excavations in 1724 and lived in the caves for several years, although there may be reasons to doubt this.
A street in the Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Corstorphine, Gilmerton Street, is named after the suburb.
Ethnicity
| Gilmerton compared | Gilmerton | Edinburgh |
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| White | 89.7% | 91.7% |
| Asian | 7.3% | 5.5% |
| Black | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Mixed | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Other | 1.3% | 0.8% |
Demographics
| Ethnicity | Gilmerton | Edinburgh |
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| White | 89.7% | 91.7% |
| Asian | 7.3% | 5.5% |
| Black | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Mixed | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Other | 1.3% | 0.8% |
Famous Residents
- Dr Joseph Tillie FRSE
- Dr Louis Miller
- David Paton
 | Selma Burke |
 | Pauline Powell Burns |
 | Frederick J. Brown |
 | Robert Blackburn |
