Leith

Leith Scottish Gaelic: Lìte
Aerial view of Leith and the Firth of Forth
Leith Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area Leith Location within Scotland Show map of Scotland
Population	50,030 (2011)
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Lieutenancy area	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH6
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh North and Leith
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Northern and Leith
List of places UK Scotland 55°59′N 3°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The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of Holyrood Abbey in 1128 in which it is termed Inverlet (Inverleith).^[1][2] After centuries of control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.