Longniddry
Sign in to saveLongniddry (, ) is a coastal village in East Lothian, Scotland, with an estimated population of in . The Scottish Women's Rural Institute was founded here in 1917.
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Place details
- Locality
- Longniddry Village
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,430
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Longniddry
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Nuadh-Treabh Fada
- UK place.scots_name
- Langniddry
- UK place.static_image_name
- Links Road, Longniddry.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Links Road, Longniddry
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NT442761
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 11.5
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 329
- UK place.civil_parish
- Gladsmuir
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Lothian
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +2420
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Links Road, Longniddry.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Features
- History
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Longniddry (, ) is a coastal village in East Lothian, Scotland, with an estimated population of in . The Scottish Women's Rural Institute was founded here in 1917.
==Features== Longniddry is primarily a dormitory village for commuters, with good transport links by road and rail (Longniddry railway station is on the North Berwick Line) to the capital, some 12 miles to the West. The village has a number of local, community based resources including local shops and Longniddry Community Centre, which also houses the library. Near to the library is the Scout Hall used by the Longniddry Scout Group. The golf course hosted the Carling-Caledonian Tournament in 1961. Like many coastal towns in East Lothian, Longniddry has a sandy beach beside the golf course. This stretch of local coastline is lined with dunes and known as Longniddry Bents.