Midlothian

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Midlothian council area
Location
Geography
Area	Ranked 21st
-Total	354 km²
-% Water	?
Admin HQ	Dalkeith
ISO 3166-2	GB-MLN
ONS code	00QW
Demographics
Population	Ranked 28th
-Total (2005)	79,190
-Density	224 / km²
Politics
Midlothian Council http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/
Control	Labour
MPs	David Hamilton, Labour
MSPs	Rhona Brankin, Labour

Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas.

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.

Contents 1 Midlothian and Edinburgh 2 Constituencies 3 Towns and villages 4 Places of interest 5 Notable people associated with Midlothian 6 Schools in Midlothian 6.1 Primary schools 6.2 Secondary schools 6.3 Special schools 7 Twinning

[edit] Midlothian and Edinburgh

The county of Midlothian was known, officially, as the County of Edinburgh until 1921, and was sometimes called Edinburghshire during the 19th century. Traces of this can be found in the name of the Heart of Midlothian mosaic on the Royal Mile, and Heart of Midlothian F.C., both of which are based firmly within the city boundaries, and are no longer part of Midlothian at all.

[edit] Constituencies

There is a Midlothian constituency of the Scottish Parliament and a Midlothian constituency of the House of Commons.

[edit] Towns and villages

• Auchendinny
• Bilston, Bonnyrigg, Borthwick
• Carrington
• Dalkeith, Danderhall
• Easthouses, Eskbank
• Fala, Fushiebridge
• Gorebridge, Gowkshill
• Hillend, Howgate
• Lasswade, Leadburn, Loanhead
• Mayfield, Millerhill, Milton Bridge
• Newbattle, Newtongrange, Nine Mile Burn, North Middleton
• Pathhead, Penicuik
• Rosewell, Roslin
• Silverburn
• Temple

[edit] Places of interest

• Borthwick Castle
• Castlelaw Fort, Crichton Castle
• Dalkeith Palace
• Flotterstone
• Hawthornden Castle
• Hillend Ski Centre
• Mavisbank House
• Newbattle Abbey
• Pentland Hills
• Roslin Castle, Roslin Glen Country Park, Rosslyn Chapel
• Tyne-Esk Walk
• Vogrie Country Park
• Wallace's Cave, Water of Leith

[edit] Notable people associated with Midlothian

Further information: Category:Natives of Midlothian

• Sir Walter Scott wrote the novel The Heart of Midlothian
• William Gladstone was MP for Midlothian 1880-1895 and conducted his famous Midlothian campaign across the UK in 1880

[edit] Schools in Midlothian

[edit] Primary schools

• Bonnyrigg Primary School
• Borthwick Primary School, Gorebridge
• Bryans Primary School, Mayfield
• Cornbank St James' Primary School, Penicuik
• Cousland Primary School
• Cranston Primary School, Pathhead
• Cuiken Primary School, Penicuik
• Danderhall Primary School
• Eastfield Primary School, Penicuik
• Glencorse Primary School, Milton Bridge
• Gorebridge Primary School
• Hawthornden Primary School, Bonnyrigg
• Hopefield Primary School, Bonnyrigg
• King's Park Primary School, Dalkeith
• Ladywood Primary School, Penicuik
• Langlaw Primary School, Mayfield
• Lasswade Primary School, Bonnyrigg
• Loanhead Primary School
• Mauricewood Primary School, Penicuik
• Mayfield Primary School
• Newtongrange Primary School
• Paradykes Primary School, Loanhead
• Pathhead Primary School
• Rosewell Primary School
• Roslin Primary School
• Sacred Heart Primary School, Penicuik
• St. Andrew's R.C. Primary School, Gorebridge
• St. David's R.C. Primary School, Dalkeith
• St. Luke's Primary School, Mayfield
• St. Margaret's Primary School, Loanhead
• St. Mary's Primary School, Bonnyrigg
• St. Matthew's Primary School, Rosewell
• Stobhill Primary School, Gorebridge
• Temple Primary School, Gorebridge
• Woodburn Primary School, Dalkeith

[edit] Secondary schools

• Beeslack High School, Penicuik
• Dalkeith High School
• Lasswade High School Centre, Bonnyrigg
• Newbattle Community High School, Dalkeith
• Penicuik High School
• St. David's R.C. High School, Dalkeith

[edit] Special schools

• Saltersgate School, Dalkeith
• Support & Reintegration Services, Gowkshill
• Wellington Residential School, Penicuik

[edit] Twinning

Midlothian is twinned with Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary.