Midlothian

Information about Midlothian

For other uses of the term "Midlothian", see Midlothian (disambiguation).


Midlothian Council
Meadhan Lodainn

Location
Geography
AreaRanked 21st
 - Total354 km²
 - % Water?
Admin HQDalkeith
GB-MLN
ONS code00QW
Demographics
PopulationRanked 28th
 - Total (2005)79,190
 - Density224 / km
Scottish Gaelic
 - Total ()
Politics
Midlothian Council
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ControlLabour (minority control)
MPs
MSPs
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.

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.

Constituencies

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

Towns and villages

Places of interest

Notable people associated with Midlothian

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Schools in Midlothian

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, Pathhead
  • Rosewell Primary School
  • Roslin Primary School
  • Sacred Heart Primary School, Penicuik
  • St Andrew's RC Primary School, Gorebridge
  • St David's RC Primary School, Dalkeith
  • St Luke's RC Primary School, Mayfield
  • St Margaret's RC Primary School, Loanhead
  • St Mary's RC Primary School, Bonnyrigg
  • St Matthew's RC Primary School, Rosewell
  • Stobhill Primary School, Gorebridge
  • Temple Primary School, Gorebridge
  • Woodburn Primary School, Dalkeith

Secondary schools

Special schools

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

Twinning

Midlothian is twinned with Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary.

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Council areas of Scotland
Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh Falkirk Fife Glasgow Highland Inverclyde Midlothian Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian


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Midlothian is a council area of Scotland. It was formerly a county incorporating Edinburgh.

Midlothian is also the name of several other areas named after the Scottish Midlothian:
  • Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)

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The geography of Scotland is highly varied, from rural lowlands to barren uplands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands. Located in north-west Europe, Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain[1]
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This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by area.

Rank Council area Area (km²)
1 Highland 25,659
2 Argyll and Bute 6,909
3 Dumfries and Galloway 6,426
4 Aberdeenshire 6,313
5 Perth and Kinross 5,286
6 Scottish Borders 4,732
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Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to:
  • 1,000,000 m²
  • 100 ha (hectare)
Conversely:
  • 1 m² = 0.

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Dalkeith

Location of Dalkeith within Midlothian
Country: Scotland
County: Midlothian
Local Council: Midlothian Council
Community Council: Dalkeith and District Community Council
Surrounded by: Mayfield
Bonnyrigg
Lasswade
Newtongrange

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Authorities, wards, and census areas


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Birth rate: 10.7 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate: 11.0 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.4% (2005 est.
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This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. The populations of these Scottish council areas are mid-year estimates for 2006 from the Office for National Statistics [1] .
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Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, humans in particular.

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Midlothian Council is one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland. Midlothian's administrative centre is based in Dalkeith and it covers an area from the south of Edinburgh to the Borders.

It covers an area of 355.27 km² and a population of 79,710.
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Scottish Labour Party
Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba

Leader Wendy Alexander

Founded 1909
Headquarters John Smith House
145 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 4RE

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David Hamilton (born October 24, 1950) is the Scottish Labour Party MP for Midlothian.

David Hamilton was born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, and was educated at the local Dalkeith High School.
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This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA) elected to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 election.
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Rhona Brankin (born 19 January 1950) was first elected to represent Midlothian in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.

Brankin is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and before entering the Scottish Parliament she was a teacher and a
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Scottish Gaelic}}} 
Official status
Official language of: Scotland
Regulated by: Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Language codes
ISO 639-1: gd
ISO 639-2: gla
ISO 639-3: gla

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former regions and
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Scottish Borders


Location

Geography

Area Ranked 6th
 - Total 4,732 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Newtown St. Boswells
GB-SCB
ONS code 00QE
Demographics

Population Ranked 18th
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East Lothian
Lodainn an Ear

Location

Geography

Area Ranked 18th
 - Total 679 km²
 - % Water ?
Admin HQ Haddington
GB-ELN
ONS code 00QM
Demographics

Population Ranked 21st
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Edinburgh
Gaelic - Dùn Èideann
Scots - Edinburgh[1]
Auld Reekie, Athens of the North


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The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. This reorganisation of local government took full effect in 1975.
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Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.
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The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. This reorganisation of local government took full effect in 1975.
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