Tranquil
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 11,642 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | TRANENT | ||
| ZIP code section | EH33 | ||
| prefix | 01875 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | East Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | East Lothian | ||
| Scottish Parliament | East Lothian | ||
Tranent is a town in the Scottish council area of East Lothian . It is located about eleven kilometers west of Haddington and 15 kilometers east of central Edinburgh . In 2011 Tranent had 11,642 inhabitants.
history
Tranent developed with coal mining, which has been practiced in this place since the early 13th century. In the area, near-surface coal deposits can be found in seams up to two meters thick . In 1722 a horse field railway ( Waggonway Tranent – Cockenzie ) was put into operation for the first time.
During the Second Jacobite Rising, the battle of Prestonpans took place in parts of the Tranent area . Prestonpans itself is only about a kilometer north. In 1797, the Militia Act introduced recruitment quotas. The Tranent massacre was followed by a bloody encounter between military units and a group of objectors.
With the whiskey distillery St. Clement's Wells Tranent was the location of an early distillery . It was founded by George Milne in 1786 and operated until 1833.
traffic
The A1 , which connects Edinburgh to Newcastle , runs directly north of Tranent. The nearest train station is in Prestonpans. It is regularly served by First ScotRail on the North Berwick Line .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry on the Battle of Prestonpans on britishbattles.com
- ↑ Information about the St. Clement's Well distillery on wormtub.com
- ↑ Information about the St. Clement's Well distillery at scotlandsplaces.gov.uk ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
