Showing the Brunton Hall, from the west of the town

Musselburgh is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. It lays claim to the title of Scotland's oldest town. It was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD80. They built a fort a little inland from the mouth of the River Esk and bridged the river here. In doing so they established the line of the main eastern approach to Scotland's capital for most of the next two thousand years. Image File history File links Brunton_hall2. ... Image File history File links Brunton_hall2. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth The Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... The River Esk is a river in the county of Lothian in Scotland. ...

The name Musselburgh is Anglo-Saxon in origin with mussel referring to the shellfish ^[1], and burgh derived from the Old English for 'town'. [1]. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

The bridge built by the Romans outlasted them by many centuries. It was rebuilt on the original Roman foundations some time before 1300, and in 1597 it was rebuilt again, this time with a third arch added on the east side of the river. The Old Bridge is also known as the Roman Bridge and remains in use today by pedestrians. To its north is the New Bridge built in 1806. This in turn was considerably widened in 1925.

The town has a population of 22,112 (2001). It is known for its sporting venues. Musselburgh Race Course hosts horse racing, while Musselburgh Links is a former venue of golf's Open Championship and is the oldest continuously played golf course in the world. The golf course is now under threat; the race course owners plan to destroy much of the golf course with the development of an all weather track accompanied by floodlighting. This has met with strong opposition from local residents.[2] UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Musselburgh Links in the small town of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland, is one of the oldest golf courses in the world, and claims to be the oldest on which play has been continuous. ... Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ...

Musselburgh is home to the Brunton Theatre . Inveresk Lodge Gardens and Musselburgh Cricket Club are both located in Inveresk, to the south of the town. Musselburgh Cricket Club are a Scottish amateur cricket club based in Musselburgh, East Lothian. ... Inveresk is to the south of Musselburgh in East Lothian, Scotland. ...

Schools include Loretto School, a private boarding school, and Musselburgh Grammar School, the local large comprehensive that is one of the oldest Grammar schools in the country, dating from the 17th Century. A new campus of Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University is being built in Musselburgh. Musselburgh is known as "The Honest Toun", and celebrates this by the annual appointment of the Honest Lad and Lass. The town motto "Honesty" dates back to 1332, when the Regent of Scotland, Randolph, Earl of Moray, died in the burgh after a long illness during which he was devotedly cared for by its citizens. His successor offered to reward the people for their loyalty but they declined, saying they were only doing their duty. The new regent, the Earl of Mar, was impressed and said they were a set of honest men, hence "Honest Toun". Loretto School is an independent school in Scotland, founded in Musselburgh in 1827. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Queen Margaret University (formerly Queen Margaret University College) is a university in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

The Musselburgh Silver Arrow is the oldest sporting trophy in the world, and is competed for annually by the Royal Society of Archers. It dates back to at least 1677 [3], and perhaps even to 1603 [4].

The Musselburgh Leek is a popular, hardy and ancient variety of leek, thought to have been developed from French or Dutch varieties by Dutch settlers into Musselburgh in the 14th Century [5]. Trinomial name Allium ampeloprasum var. ...

Musselburgh has a railway station situated on the North Berwick Line served by frequent First Scotrail services from Edinburgh to North Berwick. It is a relatively new station, opened in 1995. Wallyford station serves the eastern end of the town. The town's original station was situated close to the town centre at the end of a short branch from Newhailes Junction. Passenger services from there ceased in 1964 and the line ultimately closed to all traffic in the early 1980s. It is now a road bypassing the Fisherrow area of the town. The North Berwick Line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with North Berwick in Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... North Berwick is a small Scottish seaside town in East Lothian, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, about 25 miles east of Edinburgh. ...

Prior to 1975, Musselburgh was in Midlothian, not East Lothian. It became part of the East Lothian unitary council area following the Local|Government (Scotland) Act 1973. There is an anecdote that this caused disappointment within the rest of the county, as, prior to that point, East Lothian had no traffic lights. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. ... Traffic lights will sometimes differ where there are several lanes of traffic. ...

Queen Margaret University, during construction, 12 August 2006 Image File history File links Queen_Margaret_college. ...

Fisherrow harbour at Musselburgh Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (971x209, 314 KB) Fisherow harbour at Musselburgh Davidspiers 22:55, 12 August 2006 (UTC) David Spiers I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

Musselburgh railway station, showing a local east bound (North Berwick) train, and an west bound (Edinburgh) intercity (125) train Image File history File links Musselburgh_station. ...

Showing the main entrance to the Brunton Hall Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1008x357, 503 KB) showing the main entrance to the Brunton Hall. ...

Notes

1. ^ Musselburgh was famous for the mussel beds which grew in the Firth of Forth; after many years of claims that the mussels were unsafe for consumption a movement has been started to re-establish the mussel beds as a commercial venture.

See also

• Burgh

• John Muir Way

A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... The John Muir Way is a continuous coastal path project currently in development by the local authority, East Lothian Council, Scotland, UK. It is named in honour of the American 19th century conservationist, John Muir, who was born at Dunbar, East Lothian in 1838. ...

External links

• Census data (PDF)

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