Did you know Kirkliston had the nickname "Cheesetown"?
Do you know why?
If not, here is the answer!
Do you know why?
If not, here is the answer!
The building of our Railway Bridge took seven years. During that time the population of Queensferry and neighbouring villages such as Dalmeny and Kirkliston were completely swamped by a labour force of over 5,000. Kirkliston gained the nickname “Cheese Town” because of the huge quantities of cheese that had to be imported into the village every week to feed the largely Irish labour force.
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