North Queensferry (Scottish Gaelic: Taobh a Tuath Chas Chaolais) is a village in Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, and 10 miles (16.1 km) from Edinburgh. According to the 2008 population estimate, the village has a population of 1,150. It is the southernmost settlement in Fife.
The Scottish Gaelic name "Taobh a Tuath Chas Chaolais" means " Northern Side of Steep Strait". The name "Cas Chaolas" (Steep Strait) is older than the English name; it can be applied to either North or South Queensferry or both together and this usage is therefore not directly equatable with English usage of the name "Queensferry", which refers only to South Queensferry.
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