# Turnhouse

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{{Short description|Suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
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right|thumb|200px|Remains of RAF Turnhouse

'''Turnhouse''' is a suburb in the [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Scotland. It is located near to the villages of [Maybury](/source/Maybury), [Gogar](/source/Gogar), [Cammo](/source/Cammo) and [West Craigs](/source/West_Craigs).

The area is south east of [Edinburgh Airport](/source/Edinburgh_Airport), and Turnhouse is also the name for the former [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) base ([RAF Turnhouse](/source/RAF_Turnhouse)), now closed, which dates back to the [First World War](/source/World_War_I) and was the origin of the current civilian airport. It is now used for cargo operations in tandem with the main Edinburgh Airport.

The then 1st Free French Squadron 340 "Ile-de-France" was located in Turnhouse during the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II), from 1941 to 1951, when it relocated to [Orange, Vaucluse](/source/Orange%2C_Vaucluse) (France) under the name "Escadron de chasse 02.005 "Ile-de-France"" ("EC 2/5 "Ile-de-France"").<ref>[:fr:Escadron de chasse 2/5 Île-de-France](/source/%3Afr%3AEscadron_de_chasse_2%2F5_%C3%8Ele-de-France)</ref>

Turnhouse is the home of [Turnhouse Golf Club](/source/Turnhouse_Golf_Club) at Lennie Park.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.turnhousegolfclub.com Turnhouse Golf Club]
* [https://maps.google.com/maphp?hl=en&tab=wl&q=Turnhouse,%20City%20of%20Edinburgh,%20UK Google Maps]

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Category:Villages in Edinburgh council area

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