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1104:Burdiehouse
1099:Bruntsfield
1094:Braid Hills
1084:Alnwickhill
1010:Mountcastle
990:Leith Docks
970:Easter Road
965:Duddingston
960:Craigmillar
610:Gordon Gray
516:ploughgates
437: /
1666:Categories
1650:See also:
1629:Stoneybank
1565:South Gyle
1530:Inverleith
1520:Gracemount
1515:Goldenacre
1485:Crewe Toll
1475:Craigleith
1460:Clermiston
1450:Canonmills
1421:North West
1353:Murrayburn
1348:Merchiston
1338:Kingsknowe
1273:Broomhouse
1242:South West
1219:The Grange
1204:Southhouse
1174:Mortonhall
1129:Fernieside
1073:South East
1044:Willowbrae
1035:Portobello
1020:Northfield
1005:Meadowbank
940:Bonnington
919:North East
911:settlement
800:References
648:AC Oxgangs
643:AC Oxgangs
583:take aways
422:55°54′29″N
310:(441, 445)
228:Population
75:newspapers
1635:Wallyford
1618:Levenhall
1609:Fisherrow
1580:Warriston
1555:Ravelston
1535:Muirhouse
1442:Blackhall
1398:Stenhouse
1393:Slateford
1388:Sighthill
1343:Longstone
1328:Greenhill
1224:Tollcross
1209:Southside
1184:Newington
1159:Marchmont
1144:Haymarket
1139:Greenbank
1134:Gilmerton
1109:Canongate
1089:Blackford
1040:Restalrig
1025:Piershill
1000:Magdalene
950:Brunstane
945:Broughton
930:Abbeyhill
907:Edinburgh
629:Morrisons
565:Amenities
490:Etymology
484:post code
460:Edinburgh
425:3°13′16″W
344:Ambulance
284:Edinburgh
279:Post town
64:"Oxgangs"
1614:Inveresk
1545:Newhaven
1500:Drumbrae
1432:Balgreen
1378:Saughton
1373:Roseburn
1368:Polwarth
1363:Parkhead
1313:Firrhill
1288:Colinton
1263:Bankhead
1253:Baberton
1229:West End
1214:The Inch
1199:Sciennes
1189:Old Town
1179:New Town
1154:Liberton
1119:Comiston
816:(1886),
737:Firrhill
726:See also
623:next to
512:dabhachs
480:Swanston
476:Colinton
464:Scotland
409:Scotland
349:Scottish
337:Scottish
325:Scotland
261:Scotland
214:Scotland
1575:Trinity
1525:Granton
1480:Cramond
1446:Boswall
1437:Barnton
1383:Shandon
1358:Oxgangs
1278:Chesser
1258:Balerno
1164:Moredun
1015:Niddrie
995:Lochend
935:Bingham
633:Scotmid
579:bookies
523:History
468:Redford
452:Oxgangs
255:Country
231:Unknown
206:Oxgangs
170:Oxgangs
133:Oxgangs
89:scholar
1626:Pinkie
1550:Pilton
1505:Drylaw
1323:Gorgie
1293:Currie
1268:Bonaly
1030:Pilrig
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581:, two
506:says:
496:oxgang
456:suburb
320:Police
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18:Oxgang
1455:Cammo
1303:Dalry
985:Leith
980:Joppa
743:Books
621:Tesco
500:Skene
454:is a
96:JSTOR
82:books
824:ISBN
790:ISBN
780:ISBN
770:ISBN
760:ISBN
750:ISBN
637:Aldi
627:, a
514:', '
478:and
332:Fire
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296:EH13
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502:in
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