Broomhouse, Edinburgh

Broomhouse
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OS grid reference	NT203716
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH11
Dialling code	0131
UK Parliament	Edinburgh South West
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands
List of places UK Scotland 55°55′42.00″N 3°16′51.05″W / 55.9283333°N 3.2808472°W / 55.9283333; -3.2808472

Broomhouse is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] Although on the lands of Old Saughton, its name is adopted from an estate which lay to the north of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. The earliest recorded versions of the name (c.1600) were variations on Brum(e)hous. It mainly comprises a low-rise council housing estate built between 1947 and 1950. It borders on Parkhead, Sighthill, and Saughton Mains. The arterial route of Calder Road (A71) passes to the south.