Ingliston

{{Short description|Area of Edinburgh, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use British English|date=July 2015}} {{Refimprove|date=December 2011}} [[File:Machinery exhibits, Royal Highland Show - geograph.org.uk - 5444185.jpg|thumb|250px|Machinery exhibits, Royal Highland Showground]] '''Ingliston ''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|ŋ|ɡ|əl|s|t|ən}}; {{langx|sco|Inglistoun}}) is an area in the west of [[Edinburgh]], Scotland. It is near to [[Maybury]], [[South Gyle]] and [[Newbridge, Edinburgh|Newbridge]].

It is home to [[Edinburgh Airport]] and The [[Royal Highland Showground]].

==History== The name Ingliston either means the "settlement of the Inglis Family" or "English town".<ref name=Bell>{{cite book|title=Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh|date=2017|last=Bell|first=Raymond MacKean|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Leamington Books|isbn=9780244644406}}</ref>

[[File:Ingliston House. - geograph.org.uk - 33063.jpg|thumb| 250px| Ingliston House]]

From 1965 to 1994 motor racing took place at [[Ingliston Racing Circuit]], which was located within the Royal Highland Showground.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.royalhighlandcentre.co.uk/about-us/motoring-and-track-events-at-the-rhc |title=RHC racetrack - 50 years in pole position |publisher=Royal Highland Centre |date=8 December 2014 |access-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217152839/http://www.royalhighlandcentre.co.uk/about-us/motoring-and-track-events-at-the-rhc |archive-date=17 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

From 1973 to 2005, a Sunday market was held at Ingliston. It was one of the biggest open air markets in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/ingliston-to-shut-down-after-bid-to-find-new-home-stalls-1-1069486 |title=Ingliston to shut down after bid to find new home stalls |work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |publisher=[[Johnston Press]] |date=24 September 2005 |access-date=17 February 2015 |archive-date=17 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217120629/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/ingliston-to-shut-down-after-bid-to-find-new-home-stalls-1-1069486 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For many years, a feature of the market was a {{Convert|5.5|m|ft|0|adj=mid|-tall}} [[King Kong statue|statue of King Kong]] by [[Nicholas Monro]].<ref name="Noszlopy">{{cite book|last=Noszlopy|first=George T.|title=Public Sculpture of Birmingham including Sutton Coldfield|publisher=Liverpool University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/publicsculptureo0000nosz/page/170 170]|year=1998|series=Public Sculpture of Britain|volume=2|isbn=0-85323-682-8|url=https://archive.org/details/publicsculptureo0000nosz/page/170}}</ref>

[[File:Ingliston market and showground from the air - geograph.org.uk - 3445477.jpg|thumb|250px|Ingliston market and showground from the air]]

Ingliston Golf Club first appeared in the 1930s. The 18-hole parkland course closed in the 1960s and is now the site of the Royal Highland Show Ground.<ref>[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/scotland-63/scotland-central-east/edinburgh/193-ingliston-golf-club-ingliston-house-newbridge-edinburgh "Ingliston Golf Club"], "Golf’s Missing Links".</ref>

==Park and Ride== Ingliston Park and Ride (P&R) opened in 2006. It is the most westerly of seven parks and rides in and around Edinburgh. It offers free parking with 1085 spaces. Parking is prohibited between 2:00{{nbsp}}am and 4:00{{nbsp}}am.<ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Edinburgh Council |date=31 Oct 2023 |title=Ingliston Park and Ride - Park and rides |url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ingliston}}</ref>

[[File:Edinburgh trams 2015 16.JPG|thumb|250px|Ingliston P&R tram stop]]

===Buses=== [[Lothian Buses]] services 17 and 18 serve the park & ride.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lothian Buses |date=31 Oct 2023 |title=Park & Ride |url=https://www.lothianbuses.com/our-services/park-and-ride/ }}</ref> In addition [[Ember (coach operator)|Ember]] service E1 serves the park and ride with services to [[Edinburgh]], [[Dundee]] and [[Aberdeen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-21 |title=E1 - Between Aberdeen and Edinburgh |url=https://bustimes.org/services/e1-dundee-edinburgh |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=bustimes.org |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Flixbus]] also service the park and ride with services to [[Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow]], [[Aberdeen]] and [[Inverness]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flixbus - Ingliston Park and Ride |url=https://www.flixbus.co.uk/coach/edinburgh/edinburgh-airport-ingliston-park-ride}}</ref>

===Tram===

'''Ingliston Park and Ride''' [[light rail]] tram stop opened in May 2014, and is operated by [[Edinburgh Trams]].

{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}} {{s-rail|title=Edinburgh Trams}} {{rail line|next=[[Edinburgh Airport]] ''Terminus''|previous=[[Gogarburn tram stop|Gogarburn]] ''towards [[Newhaven, Edinburgh|Newhaven]]''||route=''Newhaven - Edinburgh Airport''|col=b31b1b}} {{end box}}

==References== * Bell, Raymond MacKean ''Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh'', Leamington Books, Edinburgh 2017 {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://edinburghtrams.com/plan-a-journey/route-map#stop-ingliston-park-ride Ingliston Park & Ride information] on Edinburgh Trams

[[Category:Edinburgh Trams stops]] [[Category:Areas of Edinburgh]] [[Category:Edinburgh Trams|Ingliston Park and Ride Tram Stop]]