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Longniddry
Links Road, Longniddry
Population2,613 
OS grid referenceNT442761
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONGNIDDRY
Postcode districtEH32
Dialling code01875
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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Longniddry (Template:Lang-sco, Template:Lang-gd)[1] is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of 2,613 (2001 census).

Features

Longniddry is primarily a dormitory village for commuters, with good transport links by road and rail (Longniddry railway station is on the North Berwick Line) to the capital. The village has a number of local, community based resources including local shops and Longniddry Community Centre, which also houses the library. Near to the library is the Scout Hall used by the Longniddry Scout Group.[2] The golf course hosted the Carling-Caledonian Tournament in 1961. 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.[3]

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.
  • Inventor of Mark's and Spencer's world famous "percy pigs" sweets - Sarah Robertson.

See also

References

  1. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland
  2. ^ controlcentre. "Longniddry Scout Group". www.eastlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  3. ^ Prestonpans: Battles of the '45
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