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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Corstorphine like this:
Corstorphine, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 3½ miles W. of Edinburgh -- par., 3654 ac., pop. 2156; vil., pop. 952; P.O., T.O.; the vil. is beautifully situated at the foot of Corstorphine Hill, and has a fine Gothic church founded in 1492.
Corstorphine is now part of EDINBURGH CITY OF City. Click here for graphs and data of how EDINBURGH CITY OF has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Corstorphine itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Corstorphine, in Edinburgh City Of and Midlothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20509
Date accessed: 13th December 2025
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