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Leith
Scottish Gaelic: Lìte
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50,030 (2011)
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Edinburgh
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Scotland
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EDINBURGH
Postcode district
EH6
Dialling code
0131
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55°59′N3°10′W / 55.98°N 3.17°W / 55.98; -3.17
Leith (/liːθ/; Scottish Gaelic: Lìte) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.
The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of Holyrood Abbey in 1128 in which it is termed Inverlet (Inverleith).[1][2] After centuries of control by Edinburgh, Leith was made a separate burgh in 1833 only to be merged into Edinburgh in 1920.[3]
Leith is located on the southern coast of the Firth of Forth and lies within the City of Edinburgh council area; since 2007 it has formed one of 17 multi-member wards of the city.
^"Site Record for Edinburgh, Leith, General North Leith; South Leith Details (Canmore)". RCAHMS. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^Campbell 1827, p. 2.
^"History". Leith Theatre Trust. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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