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Blackhall has numerous community and church-based groups including a bowling club, two
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One of the main arterial routes of the city goes through the area, which borders
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the "Black-" in the placename could derive either from the Anglian
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meaning simply black, and the "-hall" ending is from the Anglian
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Most of the housing in the neighbourhood was constructed in the
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Blackhall is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
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Blackhall is located in Scotland
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EH4
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