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South Queensferry Tolbooth
The South Queensferry Tollbooth is a municipal structure in the High Street, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland. The structure, which served as the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of Queensferry, is a Category A listed building.
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South Queensferry
South Queensferry, also known simply as Queensferry or The Ferry, is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian, it is now administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. It lies ten miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.
The prefix South distinguishes the town from North Queensferry, on the opposite shore of the Forth. Both towns derive their name from the ferry service established by Queen Margaret in the 11th century, which continued to operate at the town until 1964, when the Road Bridge was opened.
South Queensferry has been named the most beautiful town in Scotland following a 2025 Telegraph study of 1,250 towns across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 census counted 10,216 residents in South Queensferry. Its population at the 2011 census was 9,026 based on the 2010 definition of the locality, which in addition to the burgh included Dalmeny.
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Priory Church, South Queensferry
The Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Priory Church or St Mary's Episcopal Church, is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church located in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
The church building was constructed in the mid 15th century for the Carmelite Order. It served as the parish church in the 16th and 17th centuries, but subsequently fell into disrepair. In 1890 it was restored and reopened by the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is now the only medieval Carmelite church still in use in the British Isles, and is a category A listed building.
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South Queensferry railway station
South Queensferry railway station served the town of South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1868 to 1929 on the South Queensferry Branch.
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