Balerno

Balerno Scottish Gaelic: Baile Àirneag Scots: Balerno
Main St, Balerno
Balerno Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area Balerno Location within Scotland Show map of Scotland
Population	5,486 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	NT165665
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALERNO
Postcode district	EH14
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh South West
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands
List of places UK Scotland 55°53′07″N 3°20′15″W / 55.88518°N 3.337526°W / 55.88518; -3.337526

Balerno (/bəˈlɜːrnoʊ/; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Àirneag, Scottish Gaelic pronunciation [ˈpaləˈaːrˠnək];; Scots: Balerno or Balernie) is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. The village lies at the confluence of the Water of Leith and the Bavelaw Burn. In the 18th and 19th century, the area was home to several mills using waterpower. In the 20th century, the mills closed and the village now forms a residential suburb of Edinburgh.