Fairmilehead
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Fairmilehead is a district of South Edinburgh. It lies approximately 3 miles due south of the city centre and borders Midlothian.
The area comprises the districts of Buckstone, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton.
The centre of the area is the crossroads between Buckstone Terrace/Biggar Road and Frogston Road/Oxgangs Road. There is a bank and a shop at the crossroads, as well as Fairmilehead Church, which is a parish church of the Church of Scotland.
The Caiy Stane lies to the north of Oxgangs Road and is presrved by the National Trust for Scotland.
Scottish Water also maintain a filter bed and offices at Fairmilehead.
The area is represented by the following:
Scottish Parliament by David McLetchie MSP (Conservative), British Parliament by Nigel Griffiths MP (Labour), on the City of Edinburgh Council by Cllr Elaine Aitken (Conservative), Cllr Jason Rust (Conservative) and Cllr Eric Barry (Labour)
