Ormiston
Sign in to saveOrmiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about .
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Place details
- Locality
- Ormiston
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,040
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Ormiston
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ormiston.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Mercat Cross in Main Street, Ormiston
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NT410691
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Lothian
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- East Lothian
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- East Lothian
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- East Lothian
- UK place.post_town
- TRANENT
- UK place.postcode_district
- EH35
- UK place.postcode_area
- EH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01875
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Description
- Ormiston Coal Co. Ltd.
- Ormiston Hall
- Shops in Ormiston
- Mercat Cross
- Notable people
- Photo gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about .
The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 1735 by John Cockburn (1685–1758), one of the initiators of the Agricultural Revolution.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ormiston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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