Saughton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saughton
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 Saughton
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| OS grid reference | NT210718 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH11 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Saughton (Scots: Sauchtoun) (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Seileach) is a suburb of the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, bordering Broomhouse, Stenhouse, Longstone and Carrick Knowe. In Lowland Scots, a "sauch" is a willow. The Water of Leith flows by here.
It is best known for its prison, known officially as "HM Prison Edinburgh", but colloquially as "Saughton Prison", which lies to the south of the district.
The Calder Road, one of the main city arteries, runs through it.
More recently Saughton Park has become home to an acclaimed outdoor concrete skatepark
Actually situated in the Broomhouse area and fronting on Broomhouse Drive, Saughton House is a large Government office, said to have been built in the 1950s, which houses the Scottish Government, Scottish Courts Service and a number of other Government offices.
Transport
Tram
Saughton tram stop is adjacently south of the main Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line, close to the junction of Broomhouse Drive and Saughton Road North.
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| Balgreen towards York Place |
York Place - Edinburgh Airport | Bankhead towards Airport |
Buses
Lothian Buses
- 3, 25, 34, 35 (Calder Road)
- 1, 2, 22 (Broomhouse Drive/ Stenhouse Drive)
First Scotland East
- 27, 28 (Calder Road)
Notable residents
- William Stevenson (1772–1829), Scottish nonconformist preacher and writer.
- Graeme Souness (1953), retired Scottish footballer and manager
