Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for France, Little

France, Little, a hamlet at the boundary between Liberton and Newton parishes, Edinburghshire, ½ mile S of Craigmillar Castle, and 3 miles SE of Edinburgh. It got its name from being the residence of some of Queen Mary's retainers, brought with her from France.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Midlothian ScoCnty

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