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Queensferry
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 Gateway sign displaying the coat of arms of the former Royal Burgh of Queensferry | |
  Queensferry Location within the City of Edinburgh council area  Queensferry Location within Scotland | |
| Population | 10,400 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT129783 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTH QUEENSFERRY |
| Postcode district | EH30 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Queensferry, also called South Queensferry or simply "The Ferry", is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian,[3] it is now administered by the City of Edinburgh Council. It lies ten miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth between the Forth Bridge, Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.
The prefix South distinguishes it from North Queensferry, on the opposite shore of the Forth for postal services. Both towns on the Forth 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 UK[4].
The 2022 census counted 10,216 residents in South Queensferry, as it was listed at that time. Its population at the 2011 census was 9,026 based on the 2010 definition of the locality which in addition to the burgh includes Dalmeny.[5]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996". Legislation.gov.uk. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "City of Edinburgh Conservation Area Character Appraisal" (PDF).
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (21 January 2025). "South Queensferry - most beautiful town in Scotland". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Queensferry (City of Edinburgh)". Retrieved 19 June 2014.