- Leith (/liːθ/; Scottish Gaelic: Lìte) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is home to the Port of Leith.
- Edinburgh/Leith - district and former municipal burgh in Scotland. Looking over the Water of Leith Leith is the port district of the Scottish capital of Edinburgh...
- A century has now passed since the burgh of Leith was amalgamated with Edinburgh, but there are still plenty of clues that the port was once independent of the...
- Some of the older collections came to the museum from Starbank House while others were transferred from Leith Museum Trust in 2003. ... The burgh of Leith.
- Looking for Burgh of Leith? Find out information about Burgh of Leith. Leith , former town, Edinburgh, SE Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
- As well as the exhibition, a book called The Past Lives of Leith explores what lif would have been like in the burgh 600 years ago.
- In 1827 Leith became a Burgh as Edinburgh was, this lasted for a short time as in 1920 Edinburgh took over.
- The burgh of Leith was for many years separated from Edinburgh itself and to this day retains it’s own identity.
- 2. To impose upon the Leith Harbour and Docks liability for the ordinary local rates of the Burgh of Leith from which they had hitherto enjoyed a certain statutory...
- For those who enjoy a little background, Leith was an independent burgh until it merged with Edinburgh in 1920 (much to the outrage of Leithers who voted 26...
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Title: Report on the Burgh of Leith [contd.] Imprint: [London : House of Commons, 1832]. Shelfmark: Map Library.
- Since the Burgh of Leith officially merged with the City of Edinburgh in 1920, Leith has staunchly continued to maintain its own individual character.
- In 1881, the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith were separate towns in the County of Edinburgh, now known as Midlothian.
- Second, North Leith was a portion of the Burgh of Regality of Canongate, the bailies of which were annually appointed by the magistrates of Edinburgh.