Humbie
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 52 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | HUMBIE | ||
| ZIP code section | EH36 | ||
| prefix | 01875 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | East Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | East Lothian | ||
| Scottish Parliament | East Lothian | ||
Humbie is a hamlet in the southwest of the Scottish council area East Lothian or in the traditional county of Haddingtonshire . It is located about eleven kilometers southwest of Haddington and 19 km southeast of central Edinburgh off the western flank of the Lammermuir Hills .
history
To the northeast of Humbie is Keith Marischal House . The owner of the mansion , built in 1589, was George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal . Towards the end of the 17th century, the property fell to the Earls of Hopetoun , who expanded it. Possibly the nucleus of the stately country mansion Johnstounburn House, south of today's Humbie , originated in the 17th century .
The Humbie Parish Church was built around 1800 . In the 1860s, David Bryce redesigned the building. In 1905, the Children's Village was built on a hill outside Humbie, a recreational facility for disabled children. In 1968 a Christian group took over the facility. After irregularity, it passed to the Church of Scotland . There are now private apartments there.
In October 1939, British air units attacked a Heinkel He 111 of Kampfgeschwader 26 near Inchkeith , which was returning from an attack on the Firth of Clyde . The machine eventually crashed at Humbie. The machine, also known as the Humbie Heinkel , is the first Nazi-German aircraft to be shot down over British soil.
In 1991 there were 50 people in Humbie. This meant a decrease of 18 people since 1961.
traffic
About three kilometers southwest the Edinburgh runs with the English Darlington connecting A68 . In Humbie itself, the B6371 joins the B6368. This connects Humbie in Haddington to the A1 and A199 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Johnstounburn House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information about the Humbie Heinkel
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
