Currie

Currie
The Flag of Currie
The Coat of Arms of Currie
Currie is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Currie
Currie
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
Currie is located in Scotland
Currie
Currie
Location within Scotland
Population7,494 (2011)
OS grid referenceNT182677
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCURRIE
Postcode districtEH14
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°53′46″N 3°18′27″W / 55.8960°N 3.3074°W / 55.8960; -3.3074

Currie (Scottish Gaelic: Currach, IPA:[ˈkʰuːᵲəx]) is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles (11 kilometres) south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. It is situated between Juniper Green to the northeast and Balerno to the southwest. It gives its name to a civil parish.

In 2001, the population of Currie was 8,550 and it contained 3,454 houses.[1]

  1. ^ "Currie Community Council". Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2012.