Ingliston

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::summary Area of Edinburgh, Scotland ::

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**Ingliston ** (; ) is an area in the west of Edinburgh, near Maybury, South Gyle and Newbridge.

It is home to Edinburgh Airport and The Royal Highland Showground.

History

The name Ingliston either means the "settlement of the Inglis Family" or "English town".

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From 1965 to 1994 motor racing took place at Ingliston Racing Circuit, which was located within the Royal Highland Showground.

From 1973 to 2005, a Sunday market was held at Ingliston. It was one of the biggest open air markets in Europe. For many years, a feature of the market was a 5.5 m statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro.

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Ingliston Golf Club first appeared in the 1930s. The 18-hole parkland course closed in the 1960s and is now the site of the Royal Highland Show Ground.

Park and Ride

Ingliston Park and Ride (P&R) opened in 2006. It is the most westerly of seven parks and rides in and around Edinburgh. It offers free parking with 1085 spaces. Parking is prohibited between 2:00am and 4:00am.

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Buses

Lothian Buses services 17 and 18 serve the park & ride. In addition Ember service E1 serves the park and ride with services to Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Flixbus also service the park and ride with services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness.

Tram

Ingliston Park and Ride light rail tram stop opened in May 2014, and is operated by Edinburgh Trams.

References

• Bell, Raymond MacKean Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh, Leamington Books, Edinburgh 2017

References

1. Bell, Raymond MacKean. (2017). "Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh". Leamington Books.
2. (8 December 2014). "RHC racetrack - 50 years in pole position". Royal Highland Centre.
3. (24 September 2005). "Ingliston to shut down after bid to find new home stalls". [[Johnston Press]].
4. Noszlopy, George T.. (1998). "Public Sculpture of Birmingham including Sutton Coldfield". Liverpool University Press.
5. [http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/scotland-63/scotland-central-east/edinburgh/193-ingliston-golf-club-ingliston-house-newbridge-edinburgh "Ingliston Golf Club"], "Golf’s Missing Links".
6. City of Edinburgh Council. (31 Oct 2023). "Ingliston Park and Ride - Park and rides".
7. Lothian Buses. (31 Oct 2023). "Park & Ride".
8. (2025-10-21). "E1 - Between Aberdeen and Edinburgh".
9. "Flixbus - Ingliston Park and Ride".

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