Macmerry

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Macmerry
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
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
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