Temple (Midlothian)
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Temple Scottish Gaelic Baile nan Trodac |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 49 ′ N , 3 ° 5 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 94 (1961 census) | ||
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| Post town | GOREBRIDGE | ||
| ZIP code section | EH23 | ||
| prefix | 01875 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Midlothian | ||
| British Parliament | Midlothian | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | ||
Temple ( Gaelic : Baile nan Trodach ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Midlothian . The rural temple is 185 m above sea level. NHN on the south bank of the South Esk in central Midlothian. The nearest cities are Gorebridge (four kilometers northeast), Bonnyrigg (six kilometers north) and Penicuik, eight kilometers to the west .
history
The Gaelic name Baile nan Trodach developed from the medieval ball tassel , which roughly means "farm of fighters". The name goes back to the Knights Templar , whose Scottish settlement was in this place from the 12th century. The Old Temple Kirk , now in ruins, could still go back to the Templars, but it is more likely that it was built by the Knights of St. John after the dissolution of the Knights Templar in the early 14th century . In 1832 a new church building was built with the Temple Kirk , but it was profaned in 1977.
The village was located in the catchment area of two mansions, which influenced the development. Arniston House and Rosebery House are a little over a kilometer northeast and southwest, respectively.
As part of the 1961 census survey, Temple had 94 residents.
traffic
The location in a sparsely populated region south of the cities in the outskirts of Edinburgh results in a relatively poor connection to the trunk road network. A side road of the B6372 runs through Temple . The B-road ends in the west after around 13 km on the A703 . To the east it crosses the A7 and then runs through Gorebridge to finally join the A68 at Pathhead .
With the construction of the Waverley Line from Edinburgh to Carlisle in the middle of the 19th century, Gorebridge Station emerged as the closest station. However, the line was stopped in service in the late 1960s. As part of the reconstruction of the Waverley Line as a Borders Railway , Gorebridge will have a train station again in September 2015.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 1961 census data
- ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b Temple. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 6: (Pet - Zet). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, p. 434 .
- ↑ a b Temple. Midlothian. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
- ↑ Information on Gorebridge Station
- ↑ Information from the Scottish Department of Transport