Bonnyrigg

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Bonnyrigg
Parish Church of Bonnyrigg
Parish Church of Bonnyrigg
Coordinates 55 ° 53 ′  N , 3 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 53 ′  N , 3 ° 6 ′  W
Bonnyrigg (Scotland)
Bonnyrigg
Bonnyrigg
Residents 15,667 2011 census
administration
Post town BONNYRIGG
ZIP code section EH19
prefix 0131
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Midlothian
British Parliament Midlothian
Scottish Parliament Midlothian North and Musselburgh

Bonnyrigg is a small town in the Midlothian Council Area, Scotland . It is located about ten kilometers southeast of central Edinburgh in the triangle between Dalkeith , Newtongrange and Loanhead between the North Esk and South Esk rivers .

history

Bonnyrigg grew with the mining industry, which continued there until the 1920s. Even so, the city was described as clean and friendly in the 1880s and was used by Edinburgh families for summer recreational stays. Most of the buildings in the city center date from the 19th century. A former carpet factory was demolished in 1994.

Bonnyrigg grew rapidly between 1861 and 1881. The population increased from 898 to 2060 during this period. This continued in the 20th century, so that in 2011 there were 15,667 inhabitants. This means that the number of inhabitants has more than doubled since 1961 (6333).

traffic

The A7 (Edinburgh– Carlisle ) runs directly east of Bonnyrigg. In the north, the city is connected to the trunk road network both by the Edinburgh bypass ( A720 ) and by the A768 (Dalkeith – Loanhead). The city was already connected to the railway network in the 19th century. It had its own station along the Peebles Railway leading to Galashiels , which merged with the Waverley Line to the east in Eskbank (now Dalkeith) . The Edinburgh Airport is located around 17 km north-west.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bonnyrigg. Midlothian. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
  2. ↑ a b Bonnyrigg. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 1: (A - Coru). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1882, p. 174.
  3. ↑ Information. In: Gazetteer for Scotland. 2011.
  4. ↑ 2011 census

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