Corstorphine

Corstorphine (/kərˈstɔːr.fɪn/ kər-STOR-fin) is a village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, now considered a suburb of that city.

Corstorphine retains a busy main street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks to the west of Edinburgh, especially the Gyle Centre. Traffic on the main street, St John's Road, is often heavy, as it forms part of the A8 main road between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The actual "High Street" itself is no longer the main street, an idiosyncrasy shared with central Edinburgh.

Famous residents include Helen Cruickshank, the author. Corstorphine is also mentioned in the novels of Robert Louis Stevenson, and is the birthplace of Alexander Thomson, a writer and publisher on Bible translation.

The area was once served by Corstorphine railway station which provided direct trains to Edinburgh Waverley. It closed on the 30th December 1967. A cycle track runs along the route of the former railway line.

Edinburgh Zoo is situated to the south east of Corstorphine, and is the area's largest and most popular tourist attraction.

There are a number of local shops mostly located on St. Johns Road and also two supermarkets (Sainsbury's and Scotmid) located at the bottom of Corstorphine hill (Clermiston Road).

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