South Gyle is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying on the western edge of the city and to the south and west of an area of former marshland once known as the Gogarloch, on the edge of Corstorphine. To the north, some streets in the area have names including the words "North Gyle" but North Gyle does not correspond to a recognised separate area. Most of the buildings in the area are of recent origin, dating from the later 1980s, 1990s and early 21st century, with the exception of some farm workers' cottages and an early 1970s council estate abutting South Gyle railway station. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Gogarloch is a small area of private housing within the South Gyle district of west Edinburgh. ... Corstorphine is a western suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. ... South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh. ...

South Gyle can be neatly divided into two main zones – a residential one, incorporating Gogarloch and the neighbouring area centred on South Gyle Mains; and a commercial/business one which incorporates the Gyle shopping centre, Edinburgh Park business park, Gyle Park business park, and South Gyle Crescent. The Royal Bank of Scotland, The SAAS and sportscotland are all based in this district. The Lochside development also features a number of busts of Scottish poets. Edinburgh Park is a business park located in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is one of Scotlands three national clearing banks and one of the oldest in the UK, founded in Edinburgh in 1727 by Royal Charter. ... The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Executive Education Department and responsible for paying the tuition fees for Scottish higher education students and awarding student loans. ... sportscotland is the national body for sport in Scotland. ...

Transport

Edinburgh Airport is nearby at Ingliston, and also close is the city bypass, connecting to several major routes into the city. Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH), (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the eighth largest airport in the UK. It is located 8 miles (13 km) west of the city centre. ... Ingliston is an area to the west of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Overview The A720 or Edinburgh City Bypass is one of the most important trunk roads in Scotland. ...

South Gyle has two branch railway stations: South Gyle station is on the line between Edinburgh and Fife, and Edinburgh Park station provides services to Edinburgh, Stirling and Dunblane and to Bathgate. The possibility of some Edinburgh to Glasgow express services calling at Edinburgh Park station is currently (2006) being investigated. South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh. ... The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. ... Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. ... The Edinburgh to Dunblane Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. ... The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. ... The Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line is a mainline railway line linking Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk in Scotland. ...

Political ward

Gyle is the name of a political ward within the Edinburgh West UK Parliament Constituency and the Edinburgh West Scottish Parliament constituency. Edinburgh West has been a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1885. ... Edinburgh West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ...

External links

• The Gyle Shopping Centre