South Portobello
South Portobello is a suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland. It lies three miles (5 km) to the east of the city centre, between the suburbs of Duddingston and Joppa. It is officially a residential suburb of Edinburgh.
South Portobello
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  South Portobello Location within Edinburgh | |
| OS grid reference | NT3026673406 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode district | EH15 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Arts
South Portobello, "SoPo", is home to a burgeoning creative community and a growing residential population. A number of creative initiatives and services have joined the area[1][2] offering studio space, community events and a number of health and wellbeing services.
Education
Nursery school is Cherry Trees[3]
The primary school St. John’s, South Portobello,[4] welcomes children of all denominations and beliefs.
The Portobello High School is one of the largest state schools in Edinburgh and Scotland, with over 1400 pupils[5]
References
- "Edinburgh Palette's modular cabin village". Edinburgh Pallette. Edinburgh Pallette. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Edinburgh Palette shipping container base". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Cherry Trees Nursery". Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "St John's South Portobello". Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Portobello High School".
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