Midlothian

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Midlothian (disambiguation) .

Midlothian Meadhan Lodainn
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
Labor	7th
SNP	6th
LibDem	5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mid-2012 Population ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB)
2. ↑ Results of the regional elections 2017 ( Memento from September 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Midlothian  - collection of images, videos and audio files