Longniddry

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Longniddry
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Longniddry
Location within East Lothian
Population2,340 (2020) [1]
OS grid reference NT442761
•  Edinburgh 11.5 mi (18.5 km)
•  London 329 mi (529 km)
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONGNIDDRY
Postcode district EH32
Dialling code 01875
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
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UK
Scotland
55°58′30″N2°53′38″W / 55.975°N 2.894°W / 55.975; -2.894

Longniddry (Scots : Langniddry, Scottish Gaelic : Nuadh-Treabh Fada) [2] is a coastal village in East Lothian, Scotland, with an estimated population of 2,340 in 2020. [1] The Scottish Women's Rural Institute was founded here in 1917.

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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. [3] 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. [4] This stretch of local coastline is lined with dunes and known as Longniddry Bents.

History

The 18th century Gosford House, which is the seat of the Earl of Wemyss and March, stands on the eastern edge of the village.

In 1917 the first meeting of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute took place in Longniddry organised by Catherine Hogg Blair. 37 women became members. [5]

In 2006, Longniddry and the neighbouring towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton were twinned with the town of Barga, Tuscany, Italy. [6]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ↑ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ controlcentre. "Longniddry Scout Group". www.eastlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ↑ golf web site
  5. ↑ "HistoryShelf.org :: Learning SHELF". www.historyshelf.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Prestonpans: Battles of the '45
  7. ↑ Gish, Nancy (1984). Hugh MacDiarmid: The Man and His Work . Macmillan. p.  25. ISBN   9781349056194. Hugh MacDiarmid Longniddry.
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