- (Redirected from Burgh of Leith). Leith (/liːθ/; Scottish Gaelic: Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.
- 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...
- The burgh of Leith was for many years separated from Edinburgh itself and to this day retains it’s own identity.
- 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.
- Find out information about Burgh of Leith. Leith , former town, Edinburgh, SE Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
- The Burgh of Leith gained its independence following the Burgh’s act in 1833. ended when the local government joined the two in 1920.
- Since the Burgh of Leith officially merged with the City of Edinburgh in 1920, Leith has staunchly continued to maintain its own individual character.
- 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.
- Occupied and fought over by the Scottish, English and French through the centuries, it has seen many changes. The Burgh of Leith gained its independence from...
- In the the 1860s and 70s, the newly independent Burgh of Leith saw a rapid industrialisation and population increase.
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Title: Report on the Burgh of Leith [contd.] Imprint: [London : House of Commons, 1832]. Shelfmark: Map Library.
- Discover the history of Leith, once an independent burgh, first mentioned in Holyrood Abbey’s foundation charter granted by King David I in 1128.
- In 1827 Leith became a Burgh as Edinburgh was, this lasted for a short time as in 1920 Edinburgh took over.
