Balerno
Balerno is a suburban area of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and afterwards Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Àirneach, indicating "townland/town of the hawthorns". The earliest created documents of Balhernoch or Balernach are located in the late 13th century. The 18th Century brought significant development to the location, with numerous brand-new flax, snuff as well as paper mills springing up around the Water of Leith and also its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (proof of flax manufacturing can be seen in Harlaw Woods). The largest of these mills, Balerno Bank Paper Mill situated near the centre of the old village enclosed the very early 1980s. After the First World War residence structure started in earnest in the location as well as ever since household stress have almost overwhelmed business and commercial ones. There was a brief loop railway running over what is now the Water of Leith Walkway.
