Dewartown

Dewartown
The road through the Dewartown
Dewartown  Dewartown shown within Midlothian
OS grid reference	NT377640
Civil parish	Borthwick Newbattle
Council area	Midlothian
Lieutenancy area	Midlothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOREBRIDGE
Postcode district	EH23
Dialling code	01875
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Midlothian
Scottish Parliament	Midlothian North and Musselburgh
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 55°51′58″N 2°59′42″W / 55.866°N 2.995°W / 55.866; -2.995

Dewartown is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, near Pathhead and Mayfield.

Its name relates to the Dewar family who owned the nearby Vogrie House and Estate which is now in Vogrie Country Park. The village is reputed to have had five public houses during the 19th century, providing for the many farm workers, miners and house staff from the local community. Dewartown is still not listed on many maps, despite the fact a number of the cottages date back to the early 18th century. Signs erected in the late 1990s depicted the village as 'Dewarton', rather than 'Dewartown'. These were replaced with the latter spelling, despite the fact both spellings are competent, the former being a regional contraction, vis 'ton' meaning 'town'.

See also

• List of places in Midlothian

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dewartown.

• Gazetteer for Scotland entry on Dewartown