Balerno
Balerno is a suburban area of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, beside Currie and after that Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno drops within the territory of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name derives 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 lots of new flax, snuff and also paper mills springing up around the Water of Leith as well as its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (proof 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 closed in the very early 1980s. After the First World War residence structure started in earnest in the area and ever since domestic pressures have practically overloaded business and also commercial ones. There was a short loophole train running over what is currently the Water of Leith Walkway.