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South Queensferry

UK Place
Demography
Population9370 ((2001 Census))
Administration
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy areaEdinburgh
CountryScotland
Other Information
Post townSOUTH QUEENSFERRY|postcode_district=EH30
Postcode districtEH30 EH
Dialling code0131
UK ParliamentEdinburgh West
Scottish ParliamentEdinburgh West

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Queensferry (often referred to as South Queensferry to distinguish it from North Queensferry), originally a Royal Burgh in West Lothian, is now part of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located some ten miles to the north west of the city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, approximately 8 miles (13 km) from Edinburgh Airport. The town's population is around 12,000 people. The older Scottish Gaelic name is Cas Chaolas meaning "Steep Sided Strait".

The town is named after Saint Margaret of Scotland who is believed to have established a ferry at this point for pilgrims on their way north to St Andrews. She died in 1093 and made her final journey by ferry to Dunfermline Abbey. Her son, David I of Scotland, awarded the ferry rights to the abbey.

There had been ferries at South Queensferry until 1964 when the Forth Road Bridge was opened. Ferry services continue to run from the harbour to the islands within the Firth of Forth, including Inchcolm.

South Queensferry Video

Shots of the old ferry at South Queensferry then the Rail Bridge. Closing shot of the as yet uncompleted Forth Road Bridge which was opened a year after this film was taken. The ferry stopped operating in 1964 when the road bridge opened.
0.60 min. | 4.70 user rating		 The 2008 Loony Dook at South Queensferry in Scotland.
4.25 min. | 4.16 user rating		 www.theherald.co.uk - More than 200 people choose the 'alternative' way to mark the arrival of the new year by participating in the traditional 'Loony Dook' in the Firth of Forth on New Year's morning.
1.38 min. | 3.83 user rating		 No musak while you shop in Scotmid in South Queensferry - You get the real stuff!!
0.37 min. | 3.8 user rating		 In the Firth of Forth, beside the Forth Rail Bridge, South Queensferry Scotland, outside Edinburgh; On her 40th Anniversary Celebration Cruise, QE2 weighs anchor and gets underway
1.18 min. | 4.33 user rating
Jon White's Move It Tagada @ South Queensferry Wed 12th Aug 2009. scotfairs.smugmug.com
3.77 min. | 4.66 user rating		 www.justgiving.com Well done to the Rowell, Shand and Ogilvie family
0.55 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Some crazy people doing some crazy stuff at a crazy time of year!
1.83 min. | 3.83 user rating		 Stella Bartram is back in South Queensferry to help the WRI ladies work out using mixed martial arts exercises. GUIDANCE: This programme may contain flashing images.
4.67 min. | 0 user rating		 Video of the Forth Road Bridge And the Forth Rail Bridge taken at South Queensferry.
0.32 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Silver surfers get ready for Loony Dook - Boness Today Tweet this news
Boness Today---SOUTH Queensferry- is set to stage one of its biggest-ever participated events when the Loony Dook is staged tomorrow (Saturday). ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:08:15 GMT+00:00
MSP to brave another Dook - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--EDINBURGH West Liberal Democrat MSP Margaret Smith has announced she will take part in the annual Loony Dook at -South Queensferry- on New Year's Day. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:39:57 GMT+00:00
What to do in Edinburgh on New Years Day - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--It'll clear your head, but you need to be particularly hardy to slip into your swimwear and head to -South Queensferry- for the 25th Anniversary Loony Dook. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:32:39 GMT+00:00
Edinburgh's Hogmanay - Countdown to 2011 Starts - Demotix Tweet this news
Demotix---...- Dook” when up to a thousand bathers will brave the freezing waters of the river Forth at -South Queensferry-, beside the world famous Forth Rail Bridge.--- - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:01:29 GMT+00:00
Too early to tell if protests by dairy farmers will influence price of milk - Herald Scotland Tweet this news
Herald Scotland---...- highlighting their plight to shoppers at the Tesco superstore at Ferry Muir, -South Queensferry-, near Edinburgh and Asda Superstore at Govan, Glasgow. ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:04:51 GMT+00:00
John Simpson eyes title bout with Martin Lindsay - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News---...- of 21 wins and 7 defeats, held the British featherweight title for a year and a half before losing to -South Queensferry's- Paul Appleby in June 2008. ... - Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:33:58 GMT+00:00
End in sight for painting of Forth Bridge - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--Carrying the East Coast main line across the Forth between North and -South Queensferry-, the bridge is used by up to 200 trains a day. ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:00:59 GMT+00:00
Forth Road Bridge's cable anchorages under scrutiny - Scotland Courier Tweet this news
Scotland Courier--FETA confirmed earlier this year it plans to spend £7.5 million on digging down to the anchorages at the -South Queensferry- end of the bridge. ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:23:08 GMT+00:00
New sale to put boots in - Edinburgh Evening News Tweet this news
Edinburgh Evening News--Tomorrow's sale will face competition from the Greenside Place sale less than a mile away, which has been run in the NCP car park by -South Queensferry--based ... - Date : Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:25:20 GMT+00:00
Letters No silver lining the pockets when liners come to town - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--What percentage of that is spent in -South Queensferry-? I live opposite the public car park on Newhalls Road and would like to highlight the chaos brought to ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:04:01 GMT+00:00

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