Polton

For other uses, see Polton (disambiguation).

Polton
Polton Location within Midlothian
OS grid reference	NT290642
Civil parish	Lasswade
Council area	Midlothian
Lieutenancy area	Midlothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LASSWADE
Postcode district	EH18
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Midlothian
Scottish Parliament	Midlothian North and Musselburgh
List of places UK Scotland 55°52′01″N3°07′59″W / 55.867°N 3.133°W / 55.867; -3.133

Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession. (See: Analecta Scotica, Edinburgh, 1834).

Notable residents

• Thomas de Quincey the English writer, lived here in the latter part of his life, until his death in 1859.
• Charles Thomas Clough an eminent geologist, lived at St Ann's Mount, Polton with his family

See also

• Polton railway station
• Esk Valley Railway (Scotland)

External links

• Vision of Britain - History of Polton in Midlothian