Polton
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Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession. (See: Analecta Scotica, Edinburgh, 1834).
Polton was the residence of the English writer Thomas de Quincey until his death in 1859.
Coordinates: 55°52′N 3°08′W / 55.867°N 3.133°W
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