Midlothian
Midlothian Meadhan Lodainn |
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Administrative headquarters | Dalkeith |
surface | 354 km² (21.) |
Population (2012) | 84,240 (27.) |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-MLN |
ONS code | 00QW |
Website | www.midlothian.gov.uk |
Midlothian (traditional) | |
Midlothian ( Gaelic Meadhan Lodainn , more rarely Edinburghshire ) is one of 32 Council Areas in Scotland . It lies south of the Firth of Forth and borders Edinburgh , East Lothian and Scottish Borders . Midlothian is a partner district of the Hungarian Komárom-Esztergom county and the German district of Heinsberg and also one of the Lieutenancy Areas of Scotland.
Midlothian is also a traditional county . As such, Midlothian also includes Edinburgh and is bordered by West Lothian , East Lothian , Berwickshire , Selkirkshire and Peeblesshire .
Cities and villages
- Bonnyrigg
- Crichton
- Dalkeith
- Danderhall
- Gorebridge
- Lasswade
- Loanhead
- Mayfield
- Newton grange
- Penicuik
- Roslin
Attractions
- Rosslyn Chapel
- Scottish Mining Museum , an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH)
- Butterfly and Insect World
- Vogrie Country Park
- Edinburgh Crystal
- Crichton basement
- Crichton Castle
- Castlelaw Hillfort with basement
- Dalkeith Palace
- Pentland Hills
- Roslin Castle
- Water of Leith
- see also List of Category A structures in Midlothian
politics
The Midlothian Council comprises 18 seats, which are distributed among the parties as follows:
Political party | Seats |
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Labor | 7th |
SNP | 6th |
LibDem | 5 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mid-2012 Population ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB)
- ↑ Results of the regional elections 2017 ( Memento from September 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
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