Midlothian, Scotland

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For other uses of the term "Midlothian", see Midlothian (disambiguation).

Template:Infobox Scotland council area Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders onto Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh.

Before 1996 it was a district within the former Lothian Region and prior to 1975 it was a county, when it included the city of Edinburgh, and was sometimes called Edinburghshire during the 19th century.

Contents 1 Constituencies 2 Towns and villages 3 Places of interest 4 Notable people associated with Midlothian 5 Twinning

Constituencies

There is a Midlothian constituency of the Scottish Parliament and a Midlothian constituency of the House of Commons.

Towns and villages

• Auchendinny
• Bilston, Bonnyrigg, Borthwick
• Carrington
• Dalkeith, Danderhall
• Easthouses, Eskbank
• Fala, Fushiebridge
• Gorebridge
• Hillend, Howgate
• Lasswade, Leadburn, Loanhead
• Mayfield, Millerhill, Milton Bridge
• Newtongrange, Nine Mile Burn, North Middleton
• Pathhead, Penicuik
• Rosewell, Roslin
• Silverburn
• Temple

Places of interest

• Borthwick Castle
• Castlelaw Fort, Crichton Castle
• Dalkeith Palace
• Flotterstone
• Hawthornden Castle
• Hillend Ski Centre
• Mavisbank House
• Pentland Hills
• Roslin Castle, Roslin Glen Country Park, Rosslyn Chapel
• Tyne-Esk Walk
• Vogri Country Park
• Wallace's Cave, Water of Leith

Notable people associated with Midlothian

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• Sir Walter Scott wrote the novel The Heart of Midlothian
• William Gladstone was MP for Midlothian 1880-1895 and conducted his famous Midlothian campaign across the UK in 1880

Twinning

Midlothian is twinned with Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary.

United Kingdom | Scotland | Council areas of Scotland

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Subdivisions created by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian

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