Longniddry
Longniddry (Scots: Langniddry, Scottish Gaelic: Nuadh-Treabh Fada)[1] is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of 2,613 (2001 census).
Longniddry is primarily a dormitory village for commuters to Edinburgh, with good transport links by road and rail (Longniddry railway station is on the North Berwick Line) to the capital. The village is mostly middle-class in character: over 80% of residents own their own homes, and more than a third of people are in professional or managerial occupations.
The village has a number of local, community based resources including local shops and Longniddry Community Centre, which also houses the library. Like many coastal towns in East Lothian, Longniddry has a sandy beach beside the golf course. This stretch of local coastline lined with dunes and is known as Longniddry Bents.
18th century Gosford House, home of the Earl of Wemyss and March, stands on the eastern edge of the village.
In 2006, Longniddry and the neighbouring towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton were twinned with the town of Barga, Tuscany, Italy.[2]
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[edit] Longniddry Primary School
Longniddry Primary School is located in the village. It educates around 350 pupils. In the May 1999 inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education most aspects of the school's performance were rated Very Good.[3] In 2007 Head Teacher Ann McLanachan won the Scottish Daily Record Award for Lifetime Achievement after 30 years service at this school.[4] The Scottish Parliament Minister for Education and Young People, Cathy Jamieson visited the school in late 2002 and described its approach to literacy as "using an imaginative approach that has been developed by a range of people in the school who are part of the school team ... I want such good practice to be highlighted."[5] The International Union for Health Promotion and Education described Longniddry in 2005 as "one of Scotland’s active primary schools".[6] The school's badminton team won, for the third year running, the Mid and East Primary Schools Quaich, in February 2008.[7]
[edit] Notable people
- John Knox, main figure in the Scottish Reformation and disciple of John Calvin spent significant time in Longniddry as tutor to the sons of the Douglas family who lived at the west side of the village.
- Hugh MacDiarmid, the Scottish poet, is alleged to have lived in Longniddry for a short while.
- James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan lived in Longniddry from August 1964 with his mother and new stepfather William Carmichael before moving to London.
- Author Mollie Hunter, winner of the 1974 Carnegie Medal for outstanding books for children.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland
- ^ Prestonpans: Battles of the '45
- ^ "Standard Inspection of Longniddry Primary School and Nursery Class East Lothian Council", Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, May 1999
- ^ "The Scottish Daily Record Award for Lifetime Achievement - Ann McLanachan – Longniddry Primary School", Scottish Education Awards, 20 October 2007
- ^ "School Standards", Official Report, Scottish Parliament, 12 December 2002
- ^ http://www.iuhpe.org/upload/File/PE_SH_05.pdf "Global school health promotion"], International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, Volume XII Number 3-4 2005
- ^ "There was three double winners from the county at the Mid and East Lothian Badminton Doubles Championships at Dunbar Grammar last Friday", East Lothian Courier, 7 February 2008
[edit] External links
- 2001 Census Factsheet: Longniddry from East Lothian Council
- Longniddry Parish Church
- Longniddry Playgroup
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