The Inch, Edinburgh

"The Inch" redirects here. For the cricket ground in Fingal, Ireland, see The Inch, Dublin. For other uses, see Inch (disambiguation).

The Inch
Examples of Inch housing
The Inch is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
The Inch
The Inch
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
The Inch is located in Scotland
The Inch
The Inch
Location within Scotland
OS grid referenceNT279704
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEdinburgh
Postcode districtEH16
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°55′19″N 3°09′14″W / 55.922°N 3.154°W / 55.922; -3.154

The Inch is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the south of Inch Park in the south of the city.[1] It is located 2 miles (3 km) south south-east of central Edinburgh.[2] It incorporates the Inch housing development, Inch Park and the category A listed Inch House, a former country house now used as a community centre. The associated Inch Doocot or dovecot, also a category A listed building, is situated close by, west of Gilmerton Road.

  1. ^ "The Inch from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Inch House". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2017.