Bruntsfield
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Bruntsfield is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
[edit] Location and history
Bruntsfield is about twenty minutes walk south-west of the city centre, and adjoins Marchmont to the east, Merchiston to the west, Tollcross to the north and the Meadows to the northeast. To the south and east lies the former estate of Greenhill, and then south is Morningside. Greenhill bordered the old Burgh Muir, and the area of the Burghmuirhead is remembered in the name of the Post Office at Bruntsfield, although using the alternative spelling Boroughmuirhead. The remaining land before Morningside was also part of Burghmuirhead, but the road junction with Colinton Road is most commonly known as Holy Corner because close to each of its four corners is a church. Just beyond this, the most southerly part of Burghmuirhead is Church Hill.
Bruntsfield Links, all that remains of the old Burgh Muir, is now effectively an extension of The Meadows, and a sign erected there by the City of Edinburgh Council claims that it was the first place where golf was played.
[edit] Demographics and facilities
The area is relatively affluent, with several restaurants and various shops which tend to sell luxury goods rather than practical items (a good example being the Pooh Bear shop). The housing is mostly in the form of relatively high-quality tenements, interspersed with some large villas. There is a Bruntsfield Primary School, with a closely linked secondary school, Boroughmuir High School, nearby. The area is also quite popular with students, partly due to its proximity to a major campus of Napier University.
A column in the Edinburgh Evening News calls itself Bitching from Bruntsfield.
Bruntsfield falls in the Church of Scotland parishes of Barclay Church, Viewforth Church and Morningside United Church.
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