Gifford (East Lothian)

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Gifford
Gifford Town Hall
Gifford Town Hall
Coordinates 55 ° 54 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  W
Gifford (Scotland)
Gifford
Gifford
Residents 763 (2011 census)
administration
Post town HADDINGTON
ZIP code section EH41
prefix 01620
Part of the country Scotland
Council area East Lothian
British Parliament East Lothian
Scottish Parliament East Lothian

Gifford is a village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian . It is located about seven kilometers south of Haddington and 18 kilometers southwest of Dunbar on the western flank of the Lammermuir Hills . The Gifford Water flows through the village and drains into the Tyne via the Colstoun Water .

history

In the 13th century, Baron Hugh de Giffard (also Hugo de Gifford ) received the lands of Yester. They remained in the possession of his descendants until the middle of the 20th century. Yester Castle was built there in the late 13th century and is still preserved in fragments today. 1421 near the village of Yester the collegiate St Bothan's Chapel added. With the construction of the mansion Yester House and the transformation of the property Yester was moved in the 1700s, was making today, named after the Lord Gifford family. Through marriage, the history of the lands became intertwined with the politically influential Clan Hay .

The new village developed as the site of textile and paper mills. The paper mill, which closed in the 1770s, produced banknotes for the Bank of Scotland . Three markets were held annually, the last Tuesday in March, the third Tuesday in June and the first Tuesday in October. For the built in the 1710s years Yester Parish Church joined after their split from the Church of Scotland church of the Free Church of Scotland .

During the 19th century, the population fell from 458 in 1831 to 382 within 50 years. While in 1961 474 people were registered in Gifford, in 2001 it had 688 inhabitants. As part of the 2011 census survey, the population was determined to be 763. The best-known son of Gifford is John Witherspoon , who after emigrating was one of the signatories of the United States' Declaration of Independence .

traffic

Located in a sparsely populated, rural region, the B6369 joins the B6355 in Gifford. These connect the village to the highways A1 ( London - Edinburgh ) and A199 ( Musselburgh - West Barns) in the north and the A68 ( Darlington - Dalkeith ) in the west. In the 19th century there was a branch line to Gifford. Efforts to extend this via Garvald to the East Coast Main Line were not realized. As a result of the low utilization of the route, passenger traffic was stopped in 1933.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ^ Gifford in: FH Groome (ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
  4. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  5. ↑ 2011 census
  6. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  7. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland

Web links

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