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The area derives its name from the Stanhope or Stenhope family who held land and mills near the Water of Leith from 1511 to 1621. Early references are variously to Stennop Milne (1576), Stanehope mylnes (1578), Stanehopps (1585), Stenhopmilne (1630) until, in 1773, the name Stenhouse Mill appears.
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The oldest building, now known as Stenhouse Mansion, lies to the south of the area. The house was probably originally built by the Stenhopes but it was substantially rebuilt and extended by Patrick Ellis, an Edinburgh burgess and merchant, in 1623 according to the datestone over the main entrance
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line but it relocated to new premises on Stevenson Drive, adjacent to Saughton Enclosure, in 2010. In recognition of its connection with Stenhouse, the Squadron was renamed 287 (Stenhouse) Squadron in 2012.
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services 1,2,22 and night bus N22 pass through the area while services 3,25,30,33,35,300 and night services N25 and N30 travel along Stenhouse Road on the southern edge. The nearest
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now referred to as Ellen's Glen – was once also known as Stenhouse probably after an ancient stone-built house in the area.
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Around five hundred houses were built at Stenhouse between 1930 and 1936 by the City Architect
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The Dendrochronology and Art History of 16th and 17th century Painted Ceilings
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with his initials and the Ellis heraldry, as described by
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An aerial view of Ford's Road, a typical Stenhouse street
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Conservation of Historic Buildings and Their Contents
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