Editing Dean Village (section)

===Redevelopment===

From the mid-1970s onwards it became recognised as a tranquil oasis, very close to the city centre, and redevelopment and restoration began, converting workers' cottages, warehouses and mill buildings. This included development on a cleared former industrial site on the north side of the river.

The area has now become a desirable residential area.

The [[Water of Leith Walkway]] running from Balerno to Leith was created through the area in 1983.

Dean Bridge which passes over the village connecting the north and south parts of the West End was featured in [[Ian Rankin]]'s fictional book ''Strip Jack'', in which a woman is found dead in the river underneath the bridge. It also features as a location in the second book of the [[Peter May (writer)|Peter May]] Lewis trilogy, ''The Lewis Man'', in which a 1950s schoolboy dare results in a fatality.