Gladsmuir

Gladsmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Sliabh a' Chlamhain) is a village and parish in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the A199 and near Tranent and Prestonpans.

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RAF Macmerry

Royal Air Force Macmerry or more simply RAF Macmerry is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland and 11.4 miles (18.3 km) east of Edinburgh. It was situated immediately to the north east of Macmerry on the north side of the A1 road. It has also been called RNAS Macmerry (when used by the Royal Navy) and unofficially RAF Tranent and RAF Penston during its life.

Penston

Penston, is a small hamlet and feudal barony in the parish of Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland. The area around the village was productive in coal mining, but is now agricultural land. The feudal barony of Penston was held by the Baillies of Hoprig, Penston and Lamington from the 14th century. The caput of the barony was located at Penston Castle, located a short distance to the south east. The castle is shown on Ordnance Survey maps in the 18th century as being ruinous.

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Haddington line

The Haddington line was a branch railway line connecting the Burgh of Haddington to the main line railway network at Longniddry. It was the first branch line of the North British Railway, and opened in 1846. Road competition severely hit passenger carryings in the 1930s, and the line closed to passengers in 1949. Coal and agricultural goods traffic continued, but the line closed completely in 1968.

Macmerry

Macmerry is a village located on the old A1 (now renumbered the A199) just east of Tranent. The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100. There is an industrial estate to the east of the town. Originally this area was part of the RAF Macmerry, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953. There was a railway branch line until 1960 which served the local coal mines.

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