Macmerry (original) (raw)
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Village in East Lothian, Scotland
Human settlement in Scotland
| Macmerry | |
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 Main Road, A199, Macmerry |
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| Population | 1,430 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT434723 |
| Civil parish | GladsmuirPencaitland |
| Council area | East Lothian Council |
| Lieutenancy area | East Lothian |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TRANENT |
| Postcode district | EH33 |
| Dialling code | 01875 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | East Lothian |
| Scottish Parliament | East Lothian |
| List of places 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.
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.
- ^ "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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