East Lothian

East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in ) is one of 32 unitary in, and a. It borders the, and. Its administrative capital is, although its largest town is.

The council area was created in 1996, under the, with the boundaries of the East Lothian of the. The district had been created in 1975, under the, and it consisted of the  of East Lothian, plus the  of  and the  area, both formerly within the.



When abolished, for local government purposes, in 1975, the county of East Lothian bordered the to the west, and the  to the south. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. Although border changes saw several villages on the outskirts of Edinburgh (e.g. ) transferred to the county, most residents of "Haddingtonshire" do not regard them as part of the same county.

Towns and villages




Places of interest

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Notable people from East Lothian

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Local media
East Lothian is served by two local paid-for weekly newspapers, the East Lothian Courier and the East Lothian News. The Courier, the best-selling of the two, began life as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, presumably updating its title when the county changed its name in 1921. The family firm of D.J. Croal, based in Haddington, owned and operated the paper until it was bought by the Dunfermline Press Group in 2004. The East Lothian News was first published in 1972, as part of Scottish County Press group, with editorial offices in and printing at  (both in ). SCP was acquired by Regional Independent Media in 2000, which was in turn bought by in 2002.

East Lothian Council
East Lothian Council is based at John Muir House, Haddington

Council political compositions

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