In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Gorgie like this:
Gorgie, a village in St Cuthbert's parish, Edinburghshire, near the right side of the Water of Leith, 1 ¼ mile SSW of Murrayfield station. It has a post office, with savings'bank department. A tannery called Gorgie Mills adjoins it; and Gorgie House, Gorgie Mains, and Gorgie Park are in its vicinity. Pop. (1871) 428, (1881) 656.
Gorgie through time
Gorgie is now part of Edinburgh district. Click here for graphs and data of how Edinburgh has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gorgie itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gorgie, in Edinburgh and Midlothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22170
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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