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Macmerry

Macmerry
Main Road, A199, Macmerry
Macmerry is located in East Lothian
Macmerry
Macmerry
Macmerry is located in Scotland
Macmerry
Macmerry
Location within Scotland
Population1,430 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT434723
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTRANENT
Postcode districtEH33
Dialling code01875
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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UK
Scotland
55°56′28″N 2°54′22″W / 55.941°N 2.906°W / 55.941; -2.906

Macmerry is a village located on the old A1 (now renumbered the A199) just east of Tranent.

The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100.

Macmerry Industrial Estate

There is an industrial estate to the east of the town. Originally this area was part of the RAF Macmerry, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953.

There was a railway branch line until 1960 which served the local coal mines.

Transport

Macmerry has two major bus networks Prentice Coaches and Lothian Buses

Prentice 108 serve the village town towards either Haddington or Fort Kinnaird

Lothian Buses service 104 which is owned by Lothian Country Buses serves the area and continue on towards Gladsmuir and then Haddington. Macmerry is in Zone C of Lothian Country Buses fare zone map, alongside Gladsmuir, Ormiston and Pencaitland.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.


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