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Ratho
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thumb|Rusack's Bridge (Bridge 15) on the Union Canal at Ratho Ratho () is a village in the rural west part of the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,634 based on the 2010 definition of the locality. It was formerly in the old county of Midlothian. Ratho Station, Newbridge and Kirkliston are other villages in the area. The Union Canal passes through Ratho. Edinburgh Airport is situated only 4 miles (7 km) away. The village has a high ratio of its older houses built from whin stone due to a whin quarry nearby. The older, historical, part of the
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- Locality
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,730
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Ratho
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- City of Edinburgh
- Population
- 1950
- Image
- Ratho kirk.JPG
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- OS grid reference
- NT138707
- Commons category
- Ratho
- historic county
- Midlothian
- native label
- Ràthach
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Haltoun House
- Religion and education
- Parish Church (St Mary's)
- Notable ministers
- Transport
- Lothian Country Buses
- Union Canal
- Notable attractions
- Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
- Lin’s Mill
- Lost Shore Surf Resort
- Local Media
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
thumb|Rusack's Bridge (Bridge 15) on the Union Canal at Ratho Ratho () is a village in the rural west part of the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,634 based on the 2010 definition of the locality. It was formerly in the old county of Midlothian. Ratho Station, Newbridge and Kirkliston are other villages in the area. The Union Canal passes through Ratho. Edinburgh Airport is situated only 4 miles (7 km) away. The village has a high ratio of its older houses built from whin stone due to a whin quarry nearby. The older, historical, part of the village was designated a Conservation Area.
==Origins== thumb|Main Street in Ratho, Scotland thumb|18th century house (c.1760) on Ratho Main St thumb|Bridge Inn, Ratho Ratho appears in written records from 1243 with various spellings such as Rath (ewe, eu, ew, ow, au) but most consistently, from 1292, with its present name Ratho. Other places nearby having "Ratho" in their names include Ratho Byres, Ratho Park and Ratho Bank (now named Ashley).
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