Chesser, Edinburgh

Chesser (/tʃɛzˈər/ CHEZ-ər) is a mainly residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, east of the Water of Leith. It, with Longstone, is to the south-west, Allan Park and Craiglockhart to the south, Slateford, Hutchison and Moat to the east, and Gorgie Road to the north.

History

The area is named after John William Chesser, who was elected Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1919 and died in office in 1921. In his previous role as Convenor of Markets and Slaughterhouses, he had organised the building of the new markets and slaughterhouses in the area.^[1]

The Gorgie cattle market had a railway line that connected to Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway the railway is now a footpath.

The Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Chesser is a venue for live events. There has been recent regeneration of predominantly early 20th-century housing stock, supplemented with modern development. Sporting and shopping facilities include an Asda supermarket. In 2016 the former fruit market in Chesser Avenue was redeveloped into a retail development as the Edinburgh West Retail Park.^[2]

Transport

The 20 Ratho–Chesser bus route connects Chesser with Ratho, Ingliston Park and Ride, and Edinburgh Park railway station.

References

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Residential areas in the Edinburgh (settlement) urban area

North East

Abbeyhill Bingham Bonnington Broughton Brunstane Craigentinny Craigmillar Duddingston Easter Road Great Junction Street Joppa Leith Leith Docks Lochend Magdalene Meadowbank Mountcastle Niddrie Northfield Piershill Pilrig Portobello Restalrig Willowbrae Western Harbour

South East

Alnwickhill Blackford Braid Hills Bruntsfield Burdiehouse Canongate Carrick Knowe Comiston Dumbiedykes Fernieside Gilmerton Greenbank Haymarket Hillside and Calton Hill Liberton Marchmont Moredun Morningside Mortonhall New Town Newington Old Town Prestonfield Sciennes Southhouse Southside The Inch The Grange Tollcross West End

South West

Baberton Balerno Bankhead Bonaly Broomhouse Chesser Clovenstone Colinton Currie Craiglockhart Dalry Fairmilehead Firrhill Fountainbridge Gorgie Greenhill Juniper Green Kingsknowe Longstone Merchiston Murrayburn Oxgangs Parkhead Polwarth Roseburn Saughton Shandon Sighthill Slateford Stenhouse The Calders Wester Hailes

North West

Balgreen Barnton Blackhall Boswall Canonmills Cammo Clermiston Comely Bank Corstorphine Craigleith Cramond Crewe Toll Davidson's Mains Dean Village Drumbrae Drylaw East Craigs Goldenacre Gracemount Granton Inverleith Muirhouse Murrayfield Newhaven Pilton Ravelston Silverknowes South Gyle Stockbridge Trinity Warriston

East Lothian

Musselburgh Fisherrow Inveresk Levenhall Monktonhall Pinkie Stoneybank Wallyford

See also: Areas of Edinburgh

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