SLATEFORD, a village, in the parish of Colinton, county of Edinburgh, 3 miles (S. W.) from Edinburgh; containing 221 inhabitants. This village is situated on the Water of Leitii, and the district around is a scene of considerable activity and industry j numerous mills are driven by the river, and at Inglis-Green, immediately below Slateford, is an excellent bleachfield under the direction of Mr. M'Whirter. There are three bridges over the river at Slateford, one being a viaduct on the line of the Caledonian railway, one an aqueduct on the line of the Union canal, and one a common bridge on the line of the Edinburgh and Lanark road. The a(|ueduct consists of eight arches, and is 500 feet in length; the via- duct has fourteen arches, each of thirty feet span, and, though not so lofty as the aqueduct, is elevated forty feet above the level of the river. A little further on, the railway crosses the canal by a cast-iron skew-bridge, sixtythree feet in span, and only fourteen feet above the level of the canal. Slateford forms the first station out of Edinburgh, on the Caledonian railway. In the village is a post-office. There is also a meeting-house, built in 1784, the minister of which has a salary of £130, with a dwelling-house and garden.