Leith
Sign in to saveLeith (; ) is a suburb and former port town in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying at the mouth of the Water of Leith. It is home to the Port of Leith.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Leith
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Lìte
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population
- 50,030
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.pushpin_map
- Edinburgh
- UK place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- City of Edinburgh
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Edinburgh
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Edinburgh Northern and Leith
- UK place.post_town
- EDINBURGH
- UK place.postcode_district
- EH6
- UK place.postcode_area
- EH
- UK place.dial_code
- 0131
- UK place.static_image_name
- Rth Edin Leith .Forth.Fife 26.10.11 edited-2.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aerial view of Leith and the Firth of Forth
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- First settlement
- 1500s
- 1600s
- 1700s
- 1800s
- 1900s and 2000s
- Traditional industries
- Geography
- Area
- Religion
- Transport
- Culture and community
- Educational establishments
- Media and art
- In popular culture
- Ethnicity
- Sport
- Former provosts
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Leith (; ) is a suburb and former port town in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying at the mouth of the Water of Leith. It is home to the Port of Leith.
The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of Holyrood Abbey in 1128 in which it is termed Inverlet (Inverleith). After centuries of control by Edinburgh, Leith was made a separate burgh in 1833 only to be merged into Edinburgh in 1920.