Queensferry

Queensferry, a town of Linlithgowshire, 9 miles WNW. of Edinburgh, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, which here is crossed by the great Forth Bridge (1882-90; see BRIDGE, Vol. II. p. 443). Named after St Margaret (q.v.), it has been a burgh of royalty since 1363, a royal burgh since about 1639, and a police-burgh since 1882; with Stirling, &c. it returns one member. Remains of a Carmelite friary were converted in 1890 into an Episcopal church; and one of its hotels is the Hawes Inn of Scott's Antiquary. Close by are the seats of the Earls of Rosebery and Hopetoun. Pop. (1841) 1233; (1891) 1531.