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South Queensferry, also known simply as Queensferry or The Ferry, is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian, it is now administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. It lies ten miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.
The prefix South distinguishes the town from North Queensferry, on the opposite shore of the Forth. Both towns derive their name from the ferry service established by Queen Margaret in the 11th century, which continued to operate at the town until 1964, when the Road Bridge was opened.
South Queensferry has been named the most beautiful town in Scotland following a 2025 Telegraph study of 1,250 towns across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 census counted 10,216 residents in South Queensferry. Its population at the 2011 census was 9,026 based on the 2010 definition of the locality, which in addition to the burgh included Dalmeny.
The earliest reference to Queensferry occurs in a source from the mid-12th century, which mentions Portus Regine ("the queen's port"). Later sources refer to Passagium Regine, or in full, Passagium Sancte Margarete Regine ("the ferry of Saint Margaret the queen"). Margaret (d. 1093) was the wife of King Malcolm Canmore, and was celebrated for her piety. Regarding the origins of Queensferry, the hagiographer Turgot of Durham writes:
Since the church of St Andrews is frequented by the religious devotion of visitors from the peoples round about, she [Margaret] had built dwellings on either shore of the sea that separates Lothian and Scotland; so that pilgrims and poor might turn aside there to rest, after the labour of the journey; and might find there ready everything that necessity might require for the restoration of the body. She appointed attendants for this purpose alone, to have always ready all that was needed for guests, and to wait upon them with great care. She provided for them also ships, to carry them across, both going and returning, without ever demanding any price for the passage from those who were to be taken over.
A Gaelic source of 17th-century date refers to the town as Caschilis, i.e. Cas Chaolas, "deep or sudden strait". The name used by Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, however, is Port na Banrighinn, translating the English.
A local showcase of talent and celebration in preparation for Christmas. The community gather together for a series of performances from Queensferry's local people. The night ends with a firework display and a switch on of the towns decoration.
South Queensferry
South Queensferry, also known simply as Queensferry or The Ferry, is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian, it is now administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. It lies ten miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.
The prefix South distinguishes the town from North Queensferry, on the opposite shore of the Forth. Both towns derive their name from the ferry service established by Queen Margaret in the 11th century, which continued to operate at the town until 1964, when the Road Bridge was opened.
South Queensferry has been named the most beautiful town in Scotland following a 2025 Telegraph study of 1,250 towns across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 census counted 10,216 residents in South Queensferry. Its population at the 2011 census was 9,026 based on the 2010 definition of the locality, which in addition to the burgh included Dalmeny.
The earliest reference to Queensferry occurs in a source from the mid-12th century, which mentions Portus Regine ("the queen's port"). Later sources refer to Passagium Regine, or in full, Passagium Sancte Margarete Regine ("the ferry of Saint Margaret the queen"). Margaret (d. 1093) was the wife of King Malcolm Canmore, and was celebrated for her piety. Regarding the origins of Queensferry, the hagiographer Turgot of Durham writes:
Since the church of St Andrews is frequented by the religious devotion of visitors from the peoples round about, she [Margaret] had built dwellings on either shore of the sea that separates Lothian and Scotland; so that pilgrims and poor might turn aside there to rest, after the labour of the journey; and might find there ready everything that necessity might require for the restoration of the body. She appointed attendants for this purpose alone, to have always ready all that was needed for guests, and to wait upon them with great care. She provided for them also ships, to carry them across, both going and returning, without ever demanding any price for the passage from those who were to be taken over.
A Gaelic source of 17th-century date refers to the town as Caschilis, i.e. Cas Chaolas, "deep or sudden strait". The name used by Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, however, is Port na Banrighinn, translating the English.
A local showcase of talent and celebration in preparation for Christmas. The community gather together for a series of performances from Queensferry's local people. The night ends with a firework display and a switch on of the towns decoration.
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