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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Population
- +1970
- Elevation
- +119
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Ormiston.jpg
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- P8168
- Joris-Karl Huysmans
- P12749
- Ludwig Stumpfegger
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Article
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.