Balgreen

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Balgreen is a suburb of Edinburgh. The name comes from Scottish Gaelic, either being Baile na Grèine (Sunny Town) or Baile Grain (Gravel town) from the gravel on the riverbank. It does not, as some etymologies have suggested, come from "Ball Green". The "Bal-" prefix can also be found in Balerno.

The Water of Leith flows through here, and there are also a library, primary school, and a large park here, with facilities for football (soccer) etc, and a child's playpark.

Balgreen's neighbouring areas include Saughton, Chesser and Gorgie.

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