Balerno
Balerno is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, beside Currie and after that Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno falls within the territory of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name stems from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Àirneach, meaning "townland/town of the hawthorns". The earliest composed records of Balhernoch or Balernach are located in the late 13th century. The 18th Century brought considerable development to the area, with numerous new flax, snuff as well as paper mills springing up around the Water of Leith and its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (evidence of flax manufacturing can be seen in Harlaw Woods). The largest of these mills, Balerno Bank Paper Mill located near the centre of the old village enclosed the early 1980s. After the First World War home structure began in earnest in the location as well as since then domestic stress have practically overwhelmed industrial and commercial ones. There was a short loophole train running over what is currently the Water of Leith Walkway.
