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East Lothian

East Lothian (/ˈloʊðiən/; Scots: Aest Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as an historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.

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Administrative HQ
Haddington Town House
Country
Scotland
GSS code
S12000010
ISO 3166 code
GB-ELN
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Time zone
UTC+0 (GMT)

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History

Geography

Transport

Demography

Politics

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Settlements

Civil parishes

Education

Culture and community

Freedom of the County

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East Lothian

Nodes340
Edges339
Triples293
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005882
Components1

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East Lothian

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related to Notable people (by date of death) · 69
East Lothian → Africa, Agnes, Balfour, Balfour Herbert, Baronet, Bellany, Brodie, Brown, Cadell, CambridgeWilliam George Nicholson Geddes, Cameron, Cockburn, Congregationalist, Countess, David LivingstoneJane Welsh Carlyle, Dr, Dunbar, Earl, Fletcher, Fresno Scraper
related to Geography · 45
East Lothian → Aberlady, Aberlady Bay, Barns Ness, Bass Rock, Belhaven, Belhaven Bay, Berwickshire, Chapel Point, Cockenzie, Craigleith, Dunbar, East Lothian's, Fidra, Firth, Forth, Gosford Bay, Gullane, Gullane Point, Haddington, Hopes Reservoir
related to Church and parish histories: Presbytery of Haddington · 35
East Lothian → Charles, Civil, County, Croal, David Louden, East Lothian Studies, Ecclesiastical History, Emeralds, George Ferrier, Gold, Green, Haddington, James Miller, John Dickson, John Martine, Lothian, Louden, M'Neill, Morham, North Berwick
related to Public transport · 24
East Lothian → Borders Buses, Bus, CrossCountry, December, Drem, Dunbar, East Coast Buses, East Coast Main Line, East Linton, Edinburgh, Eve Coaches, Haddington, London North Eastern Railway, Longniddry, Lothian Buses, Musselburgh, North Berwick, North Berwick Line, Prentice, Prestonpans
related to Symbols · 18
East Lothian → Anyone, Archie Martin, East Lothian Council, East Lothian's, Esk, February, Four, Gifford, Haddington, In December, In November, July, Mr Martin, Musselburgh, Scotland, Scotland's, The, Tyne
related to history · 15
East Lothian → Act, Commissioners, County Buildings, Court Street, East Lothian County Buildings, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Haddingtonshire County Council, In April, Local Government, November, Order Confirmation Act, Scotland, Supply, The
related to Road · 15
East Lothian → A1, A199, Dunbar, Edinburgh, Haddington, Leith, Macmerry, Musselburgh, Prestonpans, Scottish Borders, Starting, The A1, Tranent, Wallyford, West Barns
related to Local media · 9
East Lothian → Croal, Dunfermline Press Group, East Lothian Courier, Haddington, Haddingtonshire Courier, It, Newsquest, The Courier, The East Lothian Courier
related to Scottish Parliament · 9
East Lothian → All, East Lothian Coast, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Eastern, Lammermuirs, Lothians East, Most, Musselburgh, Tranent
related to Local government · 8
East Lothian → Association, Community Councils, East Lothian Community Councils, East Lothian Council, Haddington, Haddington Town House, John Muir House, The

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lothian east haddington county scotland dunbar scottish musselburgh council local john north government tranent prestonpans kingdom haddingtonshire part coast berwick

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East LothianAdministrative HQHaddington Town House1.00infobox
East LothianCountryScotland1.00infobox
East LothianGSS codeS120000101.00infobox
East LothianISO 3166 codeGB-ELN1.00infobox
East LothianSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
East LothianTime zoneUTC+0 (GMT)1.00infobox
East LothianUnitary authority1 April 19961.00infobox
East LothianWebsiteeastlothian.gov.uk1.00infobox
East Lothian• BodyEast Lothian Council1.00infobox
East Lothian• ControlNo overall control1.00infobox
East Lothian• Density440/sq mi (170/km2)1.00infobox
East Lothian• MPsDouglas Alexander (L)1.00infobox
East Lothian• MPsChris Murray (L)1.00infobox
East Lothian• MSPsColin Beattie (SNP)1.00infobox
East Lothian• MSPsPaul McLennan (SNP)1.00infobox
East Lothian• Rank18th1.00infobox
East Lothian• Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)1.00infobox
East Lothian• Total262 sq mi (679 km2)1.00infobox
East Lothian• Total115,1801.00infobox
East Lothian• TypeCouncil1.00infobox
East Lothianis aTranent0.90text

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