Clermiston

Clermiston
Clermiston Tower
Clermiston is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Clermiston
Clermiston
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Clermiston is located in Scotland
Clermiston
Clermiston
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceNT196743
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Edinburgh
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEDINBURGH
Postcode districtEH4
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°57′18″N 3°17′20″W / 55.955117°N 3.288925°W / 55.955117; -3.288925

Clermiston is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, to the west of the city and to the immediate north of Corstorphine, on the western slopes of Corstorphine Hill. Clermiston estate, built from 1954 onwards, was part of a major 1950s house-building programme to tackle overcrowding in Leith and Gorgie. The area is now home to more than 20,000 people, and abuts onto Drumbrae, Clerwood and Corstorphine.