Ormiston
Village in East Lothian, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the village in East Lothian. For other uses, see Ormiston (disambiguation).
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 276 feet (84 m).
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Ormiston | |
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Mercat Cross in Main Street, Ormiston | |
Population | 2,110 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT410691 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TRANENT |
Postcode district | EH35 |
Dialling code | 01875 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
55.912°N 2.943°W / 55.912; -2.943 |
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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.