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Dean Village | |
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Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Location within Scotland | |
OS grid reference | NT 24103 74085 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Edinburgh |
Postcode district | EH4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Scottish Parliament |
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Dean Village (from dene, meaning 'deep valley') is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Belford Road to the south and west, Belgrave Crescent Gardens to the north and below the Dean Bridge to the east. It was formerly known as the "Water of Leith Village" and was a successful grain milling area for more than 800 years. At one time there were no fewer than eleven working mills there, driven by water from the Water of Leith.