Dunbar
Dunbar
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 Tolbooth and mercat cross, Dunbar High Street |
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 Dunbar
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| Dunbar shown within East Lothian | |
| Population | 8,486 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | NT678789 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNBAR |
| Postcode district | EH42 |
| Dialling code | 01368 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Dunbar (
i/dʌnˈbɑːr/) is a town in East Lothian on the southeast coast of Scotland, approximately 28 miles (45 km) east of Edinburgh and 28 miles (45 km) from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Dunbar is a former royal burgh and gave its name to an ecclesiastical and civil parish. The parish extends around 7 1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east to west and is 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) deep at greatest extent, or 11 1⁄4 square miles (29 km2), and contains the villages of West Barns, Belhaven, East Barns (abandoned) and several hamlets and farms.
Its strategic position gave rise to a history full of incident and strife but Dunbar has become a quiet dormitory town popular with workers in nearby Edinburgh, who find it an affordable alternative to the capital itself. Until the 1960s the population of the town was little more than 3,500. The town is thriving with the most recent population published for the town at 6,940, and there are many active and planned housing developments in the works. There are very well regarded primary and secondary schools in town.
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