Oxgangs
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Oxgangs is a suburb located in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Surrounding districts include Redford, Fairmilehead and Bonaly. It lies within the geographical county of Midlothian. The United Kingdom's Postal Code/Zip Code for Oxgangs begins with the prefix EH13 followed by a number then two letters eg EH13 9XX & the telephone std/area code is 0131 for Edinburgh.
The area consists of large housing estates with a mixture of middle and working class housing, ranging from private bungalows to Edinburgh City Council owned high rise tower blocks. The area has a small shopping centre. Located in and around Oxgangs and adjacent areas are; a Police Station, Doctors Surgery, a Pharmacy, Library, a nursery, Primary Schools and High Schools.
Neighbouring Colinton has a superstore sized Supermarket which is within a short walking distance from Oxgangs. To the south lies a Ski Centre/Center located on Edinburgh's Pentland Hills in neighbouring Hillend. Midlothian Snowsports Centre (Formely Hillend Ski Centre), features a large dry ski slope that is open for public access all year round.
[edit] Public transport
Public Transport is frequent with Lothian Busses operating chartered services, the service numbers and routes for busses serving Oxgangs are :
4 - ( Hillend - Oxgangs - Slateford Station - Haymarket - Princes Street - Meadowbank - Northfield - Bingham - Asda )
5 - ( Oxgangs - Morningside - Morningside - Salisbury - North Bridge - Meadowbank - Mountcastle - Brunstane - The Jewel (Asda) )
16 - ( Silverknowes - Granton - Leith - Princes Street - Tollcross - Morningside - Oxgangs - Hunter's Tryst / Colinton )
18 - ( The Gyle Shopping Centre - Edinburgh Park - Sighthill Ind. Estate - Westside Plaza - Colinton - Oxgangs - Fairmilehead - Gilmerton - Edinburgh Royal Infirmary )
27 - ( Silverknowes - Muirhouse - Crewe Toll - Canonmills - The Mound - Tollcross - Craiglockhart - Oxgangs - Hunters Tryst )
N16 - ( Edinburgh City Centre - Morningside - Oxgangs - Colinton - Torphin ) and
N27 ( Muirhouse - Crewe Toll - Edinburgh City Centre - Tollcross - Hunter's Tryst )
It is named for an oxgang, an ancient Scottish land measure.
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