- en.wikipedia.org LeithLeith (/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.
- route.wiki Edinburgh/LeithAlthough possessing a somewhat exaggerated reputation for seediness and crime, Leith has been undergoing a major revival since the 1980s with many of the...
- edinburghnews.scotsman.com heritage-and-retro/…Built in 1828 (Leith became an independent burgh in 1833) this was the original Leith Town Hall.
- edinburghmuseums.org.uk leith-and-newhavenSome 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.
- encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com Burgh of Leith(redirected from Burgh of Leith) Also found in: Dictionary. ... As a strategically located port, Leith was the object of contention in several struggles.
- electricscotland.com history/leith/33.htmSecond, North Leith was a portion of the Burgh of Regality of Canongate, the bailies of which were annually appointed by the magistrates of Edinburgh.
- ukhousing.fandom.com wiki/LeithThe former burgh of Leith makes up the nort eastern part of the city of Edinburgh. After slum clearances in the early 20th century...
- edinburghlive.co.uk news/edinburgh-news/meet-five…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.
- allaboutedinburgh.co.uk leith-shore-edinburghIn 1827 Leith became a Burgh as Edinburgh was, this lasted for a short time as in 1920 Edinburgh took over.
- edinburghlook.wordpress.com 2008/10/07/persevere-…Leith became a Parliamentary Burgh in 1833 (that is, a burgh upon which an elected town council was imposed by Parliament in their reforms of 1832-33)...
- http://edinburgh-history.co.uk edinburgh-leith-…The burgh of Leith was for many years separated from Edinburgh itself and to this day retains it’s own identity.
- swarb.co.uk burgh-of-leith-v-irons-scs-12-…Citations: [1907] SLR 44 – 287 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: Scotland Scotland Updated: 15 April 2022; Ref: scu.610455.
- theskinny.co.uk students/things-to-do/edinburgh-…Since the Burgh of Leith officially merged with the City of Edinburgh in 1920, Leith has staunchly continued to maintain its own individual character.