Currie

Currie
Scottish Gaelic: *Currach*
Scots: *Curry*
Currie Scottish Gaelic: Currach; Scots: Curry;
	The Flag of Currie
	The Coat of Arms of Currie
	Currie Location within the City of Edinburgh council area Currie Location within Scotland
Population	7,494 (2011)
OS grid reference	NT182677
Council area	City of Edinburgh;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CURRIE
Postcode district	EH14
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh South West;
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Pentlands;

Currie (Scottish Gaelic: Currach, IPA:[ˈkʰuːᵲəx]) is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles (11 kilometres) south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. It is situated between Juniper Green to the northeast and Balerno to the southwest. It gives its name to a civil parish.

In 2001, the population of Currie was 8,550 and it contained 3,454 houses.

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