South Queensferry
Queensferry, additionally called South Queensferry or just "The Ferry", is a community to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, typically a royal burgh of West Lothian. It exists 10 miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth in between the Forth Bridge, Forth Road Bridge and also the Queensferry Crossing. The prefix South offers to differentiate it from North Queensferry, on the opposite coast of the Forth. Both communities derive their name from the ferry solution developed by Queen Margaret in the 11th century, which continued to operate at the community till 1964, when the Road Bridge was opened. Its population at the 2011 census was 9,026 based on the 2010 interpretation of the area which in addition to the burgh includes Dalmeny.
