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Encyclopedia > County of Midlothian
Midlothian council area
Image:ScotlandMidLothian.png
Geography
Area
- Total
- % Water
Ranked 21st
354 km²
? %
Admin HQ Dalkeith
ISO 3166-2 GB-MLN
ONS code 00QW
Demographics
Population
- Total (2004)
- Density
Ranked 28th
79,610
225
Politics
Midlothian Council
http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/
Control Labour
MPs
MSPs

Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders onto the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas. council area of Scotland File links The following pages link to this file: Midlothian, Scotland Categories: GFDL images ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Dalkeith (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Cheith) (pop. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by population. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... David Hamilton (born October 24, 1950, Dalkeith) is a UK politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Midlothian since 2001. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... Rhona Brankin, (born 19 January 1950), was first elected to represent Midlothian, Scotland in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarchs representatives, in Scotland. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...


The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the Midlothian district of the Lothian region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it consisted of the local government county of Midlothian, minus the burgh of Musselburgh and Calder, Cramond, Currie and Inveresk areas. The Local Government Act etc. ... The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ... Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ... The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ... The administrative counties of Scotland in 1974 The term Counties of Scotland can variously refer to the Traditional counties of Scotland The former administrative counties of Scotland, which were abolished in 1975. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... Musselburgh is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. ... Cramond is a village built on the east side of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth forming a natural harbour, now a suburb of Edinburgh. ... Currie is a suburb of the Scottish capital Edinburgh. ... Inveresk is to the south of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland. ...


The county of Midlothian was known, officially, as the County of Edinburgh until 1921, and was sometimes called Edinburghshire during the 19th century.

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Constituencies

There is a Midlothian constituency of the Scottish Parliament and a Midlothian constituency of the House of Commons. Midlothian is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Midlothian, Scotland, is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


Towns and villages

Map sources for Bilston at grid reference SO9497 Bilston is a town in Englands West Midlands. ... Bonnyrigg(aka Boomtown) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Edinburgh city centre. ... Carrington may refer to: Places Carrington, Greater Manchester Carrington, Lincolnshire People Lord Carrington (born 6 June 1919), a prominent British Conservative politician in the Thatcher era Baron Carrington Dora Carrington, British artist and member of the Blooomsday Group, known simply as Carrington; a 1995 film about was entitled Carrington This... Dalkeith (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Cheith) (pop. ... FDR with Fala at Warm Springs, Georgia. ... An old mining town in Midlothian, Scotland. ... Lasswade is a village in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk nine miles (14. ... Loanhead (pop. ... Mayfield is a small town in Midlothian, Scotland. ... North Middleton is the name of a small town in the United Kingdom: North Middleton, Midlothian It is also the name of the following places in the United States of America: North Middleton Township, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Penicuik is a burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. ... Roslin (sometimes spelt Rosslyn or Roslyn) is a village in Midlothian, Scotland south of Edinburgh. ...

Places of interest

Borthwick Castle. ... Dalkeith Palace in January 2004 Dalkeith Palace in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, is the former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch. ... The Pentland Hills is a range of hills to the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Rosslyn Chapel. ... The Water of Leith, above the Dean Village, running through a wooded gorge beneath the New Town. ...

Notable people associated with Midlothian

Further information: Category:Natives of Midlothian

For the first Premier of Saskatchewan see Thomas Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott (August 14, 1771 - September 21, 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe. ... The Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh For the Scottish football (soccer) club Heart of Midlothian, see Heart of Midlothian F.C. The Heart of Midlothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley novels, and by many considered the finest. ... William Ewart Gladstone (December 29, 1809 - May 19, 1898) was a British Liberal politician and Prime Minister (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Midlothian campaign was a series of foreign policy speeches given by William Gladstone. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Twinning

Midlothian is twinned with Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary. Komárom-Esztergom is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in northern Hungary, on the border with Slovakia. ...



 

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