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Longniddry

Longniddry
Links Road, Longniddry.jpg
Links Road, Longniddry
Longniddry is located in East Lothian
Longniddry
Longniddry
Longniddry shown within East Lothian
Population 2,613 
OS grid reference NT442761
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONGNIDDRY
Postcode district EH32
Dialling code 01875
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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UK
Scotland
55°58′30″N 2°53′38″W / 55.975°N 2.894°W / 55.975; -2.894Coordinates: 55°58′30″N 2°53′38″W / 55.975°N 2.894°W / 55.975; -2.894

Longniddry (Scots: Langniddry, Scottish Gaelic: Nuadh-Treabh Fada) is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of 2,613 (2001 census).

Longniddry is primarily a dormitory village for commuters, with good transport links by road and rail (Longniddry railway station is on the North Berwick Line) to the capital. The village has a number of local, community based resources including local shops and Longniddry Community Centre, which also houses the library. Near to the library is the Scout Hall used by the Longniddry Scout Group. The golf course hosted the Carling-Caledonian Tournament in 1961. Like many coastal towns in East Lothian, Longniddry has a sandy beach beside the golf course. This stretch of local coastline lined with dunes and is known as Longniddry Bents.

18th century Gosford House, home of the Earl of Wemyss and March, stands on the eastern edge of the village.

In 2006, Longniddry and the neighbouring towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton were twinned with the town of Barga, Tuscany, Italy.


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