Davidson's Mains

Davidson's Mains
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Davidsons Mains is a former village which is now a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is adjacent to the areas of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill. The neighbourhood has a wide variety of residential classes ranging from lower-middle to upper middle class[citation needed].

Within the village is a variety of shops and businesses, ranging from cobblers to large supermarkets, as well as food outlets of various kinds. The village is also served by four churches, two banks, a veterinary surgery, a doctor's surgery, two dental surgeries and a primary school.

The area is currently served by three bus routes run by Lothian Buses: the 42 which travels via Tesco between Edinburgh Park and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; the 21 which travels to the Gyle Centre via Clermiston and to Leith in the other direction; the 41 which travels from Cramond to Morningside.

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Coordinates: 55°57′55.40″N 3°16′27.58″W / 55.965389°N 3.2743278°W / 55.965389; -3.2743278


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