Bonnyrigg
Sign in to saveBonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, southeast of Edinburgh city centre, between the Rivers North and South Esk. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census, rising to 15,677 in the 2011 census, both figures being based on the 2010 definition of the locality, which, as well as Bonnyrigg and the adjacent settlement of Lasswade, includes Polton village, Poltonhall housing estate, and modern development at Hopefield. The estimated population was 18,120, the highest of any town in Midlothian. Along with Lasswade, Bonnyrigg is a twin town with Saint-Cyr-l'École, France.
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- UK place.official_name
- Bonnyrigg
- UK place.country
- Scotland
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- ()
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- Bonnyrigg Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 1480505.jpg
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- Bonnyrigg Parish Church
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- Bonnyrigg
- UK place.postcode_area
- EH
- UK place.postcode_district
- EH19
- UK place.dial_code
- 0131
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Midlothian
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Midlothian
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Midlothian North and Musselburgh
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Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, southeast of Edinburgh city centre, between the Rivers North and South Esk. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census, rising to 15,677 in the 2011 census, both figures being based on the 2010 definition of the locality, which, as well as Bonnyrigg and the adjacent settlement of Lasswade, includes Polton village, Poltonhall housing estate, and modern development at Hopefield. The estimated population was 18,120, the highest of any town in Midlothian. Along with Lasswade, Bonnyrigg is a twin town with Saint-Cyr-l'École, France.
== History == thumb|left|Bonnyrigg Toll in the early 1900s Early maps of the locality show various versions of the village name. It first appears as a small hamlet on William Roy's map of c. 1750 as Bonnebrig. From 1763, it is called Bannockrigg or Bannoc Rig. In 1817 the village is named Bonny Ridge, then Bonny Rigg in 1828, Bonnyrig in 1834, Bonny Rig in 1850 until, finally, the Ordnance Survey map of 1850-1852 standardises the name as Bonnyrigg.