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Delve into Newington in United Kingdom

Newington in the region of Scotland is a city in United Kingdom - some 330 mi or ( 532 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .

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Current time in Newington is now 12:04 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Stirling, Sheffield, Perth, Manchester, and Loanhead. While being here, make sure to check out Stirling . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Newington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Venga Boys - Sha lala

4:01 min by Sean Nicol
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City Night Club - Edinburgh - 21.11.07 ..

Buckfast fight

2:50 min by Andy Hinton
Views: 36809 Rating: 4.59

Fleshmarket close, Edinburgh... These wee scumbags are arguing over something silly along the lines of who gets to sleep with who's mother first that night?! Doormen from city nightclub eventually arr ..


Boys' Brigade - Will Your Anchor Hold

3:35 min by brawladdie1
Views: 35648 Rating: 4.96

Many a Scots lad was kept on the straight and narrow through the turbulent years of adolescence and beyond, thanks to the Boys' Brigade. Its values of truthfulness, self-discipline, self-improvement, ..

Real Mary King's Close TV Advert

0:30 min by RealMaryKingsClose
Views: 14772 Rating: 4.33

TV Advert for the award winning five star visitor attraction The Real Mary King's Close, just of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, EH1 1PG Copyright owned by the Continuum Group ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Scran

Scran is a Scottish online resource for educational use by the public, schools, further education and higher education. It presents 360,000 (still and moving) images and sounds contributed by museums, galleries, archives and the media. It is a registered charity, originally set up using National Lottery funding.

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Located at 55.94 -3.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archives in Scotland, Book publishing companies of Scotland, Charities based in Scotland, Education in Scotland, Educational websites, Museum organizations, Organisations based in Scotland, Scottish culture

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government 'sponsored' [financed and with oversight] through Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government. It is one of the country's National Collections. The RCAHMS is responsible for recording, interpreting and collecting information about the built and historic environment.

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Located at 55.94 -3.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1908 establishments in Scotland, Archives in Scotland, Book publishing companies of Scotland, British royal commissions, Buildings and structures in Scotland, Executive non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government, Government agencies established in 1908, National Collections of Scotland, Organisations based in Edinburgh, Scottish architecture, Scottish commissions and inquiries

Mayfield Salisbury Church

Mayfield Salisbury Church is a member of the Church of Scotland, part of the worldwide family of the Christian Church. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles south of Edinburgh city centre at the junction of Mayfield Road and West Mayfield. The building was designed by the renowned Scottish architect, Hippolyte Blanc and the main building work took place between 1875 and 1879. It is particularly renowned for the range and quality of its stained glass.

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Located at 55.93 -3.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Category B listed buildings in Scotland, Church of Scotland churches in Scotland, Churches in Edinburgh, Hippolyte Blanc buildings, Listed buildings in Edinburgh, Listed churches in Scotland

Sciennes

Sciennes (pronounced sheens) is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, just outside the city centre to the south of the Meadows, with Newington to the east. Sciennes shares a Community Council with Marchmont, to the west. Since it is near to many different departments of the University of Edinburgh, Sciennes has a large student population, some living in modern university-owned buildings.

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Located at 55.94 -3.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Areas of Edinburgh

Battle of Boroughmuir

The Battle of Boroughmuir was fought on 30 July 1335 between Guy, Count of Namur, a cousin of Queen Philippa of England, and John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray and Guardian of Scotland. Namur was on his way to join Edward III on his invasion of Scotland, when he was intercepted on the common grazing ground to the south of Edinburgh - the Borough Muir. The fighting continued into the city itself, and concluded in a desperate struggle in the ruins of the old castle.

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Located at 55.93 -3.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1335 in Scotland, Battles of the Wars of Scottish Independence, Conflicts in 1335, History of Edinburgh, Wars involving Scotland