Haddingtonshire

Haddingtonshire
East Lothian
Lodainn an Ear
East Lothian
Verwaltungssitz Haddington
Fläche 679 km² (18.)
Einwohner (2005) 97.800 (21.)
ISO 3166-2 GB-ELN
ONS-Code 00QM
Website www.eastlothian.gov.uk
East Lothian (traditionell)
East Lothian

East Lothian [ˌiːstˈləʊðjən] (gälisch Lodainn an Ear) ist eine von 32 unitary authorities in Schottland. Sie grenzt an Edinburgh, Midlothian und Scottish Borders. Der Verwaltungssitz ist in Haddington, die größte Stadt ist allerdings Musselburgh.

East Lothian ist auch eine traditionelle Grafschaft, die bis 1921 unter dem Namen Haddingtonshire bekannt war; als solche grenzt sie an Midlothian im Westen und Berwickshire im Süden.

Orte

  • Aberlady
  • Athelstaneford
  • Auldhame
  • Ballencrieff
  • Bolton
  • Broxburn
  • Cockenzie
  • Dirleton
  • Dunbar
  • Drem
  • East Fortune
  • East Saltoun
  • East Linton
  • Elphinstone
  • Gifford
  • Gullane
  • Haddington
  • Huntington
  • Humbie
  • Kingston
  • Longniddry
  • Macmerry

Sehenswürdigkeiten

Persönlichkeiten

Der Maler Arthur Melville wurde 1858 in einem Dorf in der damaligen Grafschaft Haddingtonshire geboren. Der Legende nach stammt aus der Gegend auch Alexander „Sawney“ Bean.


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