Crewe Toll is an area in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, the Scottish capital.

The Western General Hospital is in the vicinity. Another hospital, the Northern General, was also in the area but this is now the site of a Morrisons

Morrisons

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 supermarket. Edinburgh's Telford College

Edinburgh's Telford College

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 (tertiary) was at Crewe Toll, but has moved to a site at Granton

Granton, Edinburgh

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. Fettes College

Fettes College

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 (private, secondary) is close by. A major aerospace facility is situated in the area, the SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems

SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems

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 facility (formerly the avionics division of Ferranti

Ferranti

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, then GEC-Marconi, then until 2005 BAE Systems

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).

Ferry Road

Ferry Road

Ferry Road is one of the major roads of Edinburgh, Scotland, and is often referred to as an area in its own right. It runs from the eastern end of Davidson's Mains village in the west, to Leith in the east, passing through Goldenacre on the way....

 passes through the area, indeed the original Crewe Toll tolbooth

Tolbooth

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 where a roundabout

Roundabout

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 now stands is on Ferry Road.

Some nearby Edinburgh districts include Craigleith

Craigleith, Edinburgh

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, Pilton

Pilton, Edinburgh

Pilton is a residential district of northern Edinburgh, Scotland. It is to the north of Ferry Road and west of Granton....

, Inverleith

Inverleith

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, and Silverknowes

Silverknowes

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