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| WAKEFIELD AVENUE | 14.6.10 | This was the first street to be constructed on the Craigentinny Estate owned by the Christiemiller family. The name Wakefield appears as a middle name in this family's history. The owner when the street was constructed in 1910 was Col. Sir Geoffrey Christiemiller whose father's name was Thomas Wakefield Christiemiller. His son, born 1909, was also named Wakefield. |
| WALTER SCOTT AVENUE | 25.5.50 | Corporation Inch Housing where names were selected from the novels of Sir Walter Scott except this street, named after the famous author himself. |
| WARDIE AVENUE CRESCENT GROVE PARK |
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Named from the district and former castle of that name mentioned 1544. Also known as Weirdie. See also Wardie - Part I |
| WARDIEBURN DRIVE PLACE E PLACE N PLACE S PLACE W ROAD STREET E STREET W TERRACE |
1.12.32 1.12.32 1.12.32 1.12.32 28.12.33 28.12.33 1.12.32 1.12.32 1.12.32 |
The Wardie Burn flowed through this area from wherethe Northern General Hospital (Wardieburn House was situated here) is today to Granton Harbour. The track of the Burn can still be seen between Granton Place and Wardie Crescent. |
| WARDIE HOUSE LANE | 15.3.56 | Constructed to serve four new houses built in the grounds of Wardie House now No. 7 Boswell Road. |
| WARRISTON DRIVE GARDENS GROVE TERRACE |
15.12.55 15.12.55 11.9.30 15.12.55 |
Named from Warriston House and estate. Warriston House stood at the eastern end of Eildon Terrace and was owned in the 16th century by the Somervilles, in 1581 by the Kincaids. In 1706 the estate was acquired by Heriots Hospital (now school) which gives a reason for the school's extensive playing fields being located at Goldenacre on the Warriston Estate. Warriston Gardens was formerly called Cemetery Road, renamed in 1926. See also Warriston - Part I |
| WASHINGTON LANE | - | This lane led to cottages known as Caledonian cottages also referred to as Washington Cottages, now demolished. The derivation has not been found. |
| WATERTOUN ROAD | 21.5.31 | Application for approval of this name was made by Brig. Gen. Sir Robert Gordon Gordon Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmiller Estate, the owner. No reason was given for the choice of name and the present owner of the estate Sir John Gilmour, Sir Robert's son, was consulted about this but can shed no light on the matter. It might have been one of the field names of West Liberton Mains Farm on the Liberton Estate and which was situated a short distance from where Watertoun Road is today. |
| WAUCHOPE AVENUE CRESCENT PLACE ROAD SQUARE TERRACE |
23.7.31 23.7.31 23.7.31 28.1.32 26.1.33 23.7.31 |
Named after the Wauchope family of Niddrie Marischal House and Estate. The first owner was Gilbert Wauchope who obtained lands in a charter granted by Robert III in 1390. The family were in possession of the estate until 1900 when the owner was Col. Andrew Gilbert Wauchope, 17th in succession. |
| WEST APPROACH ROAD | 11.10.74 | Known prior to official naming as Temporary Western Approach Road. Name descriptive of its function. |
| WEST COURT | 23.8.67 | Small development on west side of Ravelston House Park. |
| WEST CRAIGS AVENUE CRESCENT |
29.4.37 29.4.37 |
West Craigs as opposed to East Craigs, two small district names at the end of Craigs Road. The "Craigs" referred to are small and located on the west side of Maybury Road. |
| WEST GRANTON CRESCENT DRIVE GARDENS GREEN GROVE LOAN PLACE ROAD ROW TERRACE VIEW |
8.7.65 8.7.65 8.7.65 8.7.65 8.7.65 8.7.65 8.7.65 - 8.7.65 8.7.65 8.7.65 |
This development replaced the temporary "Prefab" housing the streets in which were named "West Pilton". A new name "West Granton" was introduced because of the already extensive use of the "West Pilton" name. Named from the much older road "West Granton Road". |
| WEST MAINS ROAD | - | The name is derived from West Liberton Mains Farm which existed about halfway along this road on the south road. |
| WEST MILL ROAD | - | Evident. The road to the West Mill which lay on the west side of the Water of Leith and west of Redhall Mill and Kates Mill. Used up until 1973 for the manufacture of Scotts Porridge Oats. |
| WEST PARK PLACE | - | Probably referring to the lands of Dalry from Dalry House nearby. |
| WEST PILTON AVENUE BANK CIRCUS CROSSWAY GARDENS GROVE PARK PLACE RISE ROAD STREET TERRACE VIEW |
25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 25.10.45 |
From West Pilton Farm which was situated where the junction of Pennywell Road and West Pilton Avenue is today. The name Pilton is from the ancient barony of Piltoun. The mansion house was accidentally burnt down on 8th February 1749. |
| WEST WOODS | 4.4.68 | This street was constructed to serve houses of teachers in Fettes College situated adjacent to the woodland to the west of the college. |
| WESTBURN AVENUE GARDENS GROVE PARK |
4.9.70 4.9.70 5.11.70 5.11.70 |
Situated in the Wester Hailes housing scheme where areas were given different names for easier location. A burn flowed through this area which was to the west of the main part of the development. |
| WESTER BROOM AVENUE DRIVE GARDENS GROVE PLACE TERRACE |
29.1.59 29.1.59 29.1.59 29.1.59 18.12.58 29.1.59 |
Wester Broom Place was formerly part of South Gyle Road.The whole development was by Messrs Mactaggart & Mickel and was an extension to the west of their Broomhall development. For derivation of "Broom", see Broomhouse. |
| WESTER DRYLAW AVENUE DRIVE PLACE ROW |
17.7.52 17.7.52 17.7.52 17.7.52 |
Wester Drylaw as opposed to Easter Drylaw. These streets were constructed on the west side of Groathill Road North. The name "Drylaw" is from Drylaw House still situated on Groathill Road North. |
| WESTER HAILES CENTRE DRIVE PARK ROAD |
16.12.71 4.9.70 4.9.70 19.2.31 |
Wester Hailes Road was formerly Thieves Road renamed in 1931. This however was the old road not the present day dual carriageway which was named from the district and Wester Hailes Farm which was located where block 5 to 8 Clovenstone Gardens is today. See also "Hailes". |
| WESTERN CORNER GARDENS PLACE |
30.11.33 30.11.33 30.11.33 |
Named from Western Terrace existing which was named from its western position. See also Western - Part I |
| WESTFIELD AVENUE ROAD STREET |
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Compare nearby streets Wheatfield, Smithfield. See Smithfield Street. |
| WESTGARTH AVENUE | - | In the county of Midlothian prior to 1920 and consisted of a short cul-de-sac (extended 1926) serving a large semi-detached house and "The Rectory" of the Episcopal Church. The second of these houses, now No. 4 Westgarth Avenue, was called "Westgarth" owned by a Miss or Mrs Moncur who ran a private school there. |
| WESTHALL GARDENS | - | The derivation is not known. See Horne Terrace, there may be a connection. |
| WESTLAND COTTAGES | - | Named thus simply because they were located in the western part of Old Gilmerton. |
| WHEATFIELD PLACE ROAD STREET TERRACE |
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Compare Smithfield, Westfield. See Smithfield Street. |
| WHITEHILL ROAD STREET |
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Named from Whitehill Mains which exists due south of Newcraighall on Whitehill Road also known as Cairnie - Whitehill Road. |
| WHITEHOUSE ROAD | - | An old road leading to the White House still in existence opposite Gamekeepers Road and still of the same colour. Formerly no other buildings existed in the area except for Fair-a-Far Farm and cottages. |
| WHITSON GROVE PLACE E PLACE W ROAD TERRACE WALK WAY |
10.12.31 10.12.31 10.12.31 10.12.31 10.12.31 10.12.31 10.12.31 |
Following the pattern of naming streets after Lord Provosts at that time (Hutchison, Chessar, Sleigh and Stevenson) these streets were named after Thomas Barnaby Whitson, Lord Provost 1926-1929. |
| WILFRED TERRACE | - | A note exists in the original Boog Watson notes written by other than him "Possibly from Sir Wilfred Lawson, temperance advocate". |
| WILLIAMFIELD SQUARE | 4.2.60 | Built on the site of a row of cottages known as "Wiliamfield" most probably named after William Jameson, the "father" of Portobello and who started the brickworks there. These cottages were no doubt built to house his workers. |
| WI LTON ROAD | - | For probable derivation see Granby Road. |
| WINTON DRIVE GROVE LOAN PLACE TERRACE |
26.11.36 12.4.73 13.6.63 12.4.73 26.11.36 |
The owner of the Mortonhall Estate, on which these streets were constructed, in 1936 was Col. Algernon Richard Trotter. He married Lady Edith Mary, the younger daughter of the 15th Earl of Eglinton and Winton. |
| WISHAW TERRACE | - | Compare Dalziel, Cambusnethan which are adjacent and are also places in a district of Lanarkshire. Sir Steele, a former L.P. also a builder built Cambusnethan Street and it is known that he was associated with the place of this name in Lanarkshire. See Cambusnethan Street. |
| WOLRIGE ROAD | 23.5.35 | The name first appears in the Gilmour-family's history ( owners of Liberton and Craigmillar Estate on which this street is constructed) in 1856 when Anne Gordon Gilmour, daughter of William Charles Little Gilmour married Henry Perkens Wolrige, only son of Col. John Wolrige and assumed the name of Gordon-Wolrige Wolrige- Gordon. |
| WOODFIELD AVENUE | 26. 2.70 | Development by James Miller & Partners who bought the ground from the trustees of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The Convent is adjacent and is known as Woodfield House. |
| WOODHALL AVENUE BANK DRIVE GROVE TERRACE |
28.5.36 28.11.35 29.1.31 23.12.65 21.7.32 |
Named from Woodhall Road, existing, which originally was the road to Woodhall House, former residence of the Foulis family owners of the Woodhall Estate. |
| WOODLANDSGROVE | 28.5.59 | Named from the former house of Woodlands, which was situated just to the west of where the junction of Woodlands Grove and Duddingston Road West is today. The reference is to the many trees which surround it. |
| WOODSTOCK PLACE | 26.6.52 | Corporation Inch Housing where names were selected from novels of Sir Walter Scott - See "Ashton Grove". |
| YEWLANDS CRESCENT GARDENS |
13.11.58 13.11.58 |
From Yewlands House, the entrance gate to which can still be seen at 39/41 Lasswade Road where the name "Yewlands" is inscribed on one of the pillars. The name is probably a reference to the Yew trees that existed in the grounds of Mount Vernon House adjacent, now Mount Vernon Cemetery. |
| YORK ROAD | - | This street was constructed on the estate of Trinity House about 1845 and was most probably named after the Duke of York brother of George IV. It is stated in History of Trinity House" page 181 "In the convening room of Trinity House there are models of the "Royal Oak", a 64-Gun Ship of the 18th Century made for the Duke of York, brother of George IV. |
| ZETLAND PLACE | - | Compare Lennox, Stirling, and Lomond, adjacent streets all named from ships with a Leith port of registration. These streets were constructed on the former estate of Trinity House. Zetland Place was named from the "Earl of Zetland", a Leith Ship. |