Macmerry
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Macmerry | |
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Location | |
OS grid reference: | NT435723 |
Statistics | |
Population: | 1113 |
Administration | |
Council area: | East Lothian |
Constituent country: | Scotland |
Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
Other | |
Police force: | |
Lieutenancy area: | East Lothian |
Former county: | East Lothian |
Post office and telephone | |
Post town: | TRANENT |
Postal district: | EH33 |
Dialling code: | 01875 |
Politics | |
Scottish Parliament: | East Lothian |
UK Parliament: | East Lothian |
European Parliament: | Scotland |
Macmerry is a large village located on the old A1 (now renumbered to the A199) just east of Tranent.
The Village has a Primary School with a roll of around 130.
There is an Industrial estate to the East of the town. Originally this area was part of the Macmerry Aerodrome, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953
There was a Railway branch line until 1980 which served the local coal mines.
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East Lothian Towns & Villages |
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Aberlady | Athelstaneford | Auldhame & Scoughall | Bolton | Cockenzie and Port Seton | Dirleton | Drem | Dunbar | East Linton | East Saltoun and West Saltoun | Gifford | Gullane | Haddington | Humbie | Kingston | Longniddry | Macmerry | Musselburgh | North Berwick | Oldhamstocks | Ormiston | Pencaitland | Prestonpans | Tranent | Whitekirk | Wallyford |