Newtongrange

Newtongrange
Crossroads in the centre of Newtongrange
Newtongrange
Newtongrange shown within Midlothian
OS grid reference	NT332644
Council area	Midlothian
Lieutenancy area	Midlothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DALKEITH
Postcode district	EH22
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Midlothian
Scottish Parliament	Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
List of places UK Scotland 55°52′05″N 3°04′01″W / 55.868°N 3.067°W / 55.868; -3.067Coordinates: 55°52′05″N 3°04′01″W / 55.868°N 3.067°W / 55.868; -3.067

Newtongrange ( listen ) is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. Known in local dialect as Nitten, or Nitten by the Bing ( listen ), it became Scotland's largest mining village in the 1890s, with the sinking of the Lady Victoria Colliery and a shaft over 1600 feet deep. This closed in 1981 but today houses the National Mining Museum, an Anchor Point of ERIH - The European Route of Industrial Heritage.

From its humble beginnings in 1843 with 100 souls, the church in Newtongrange grew to see its roll rise to over 1,000 in the 1950s. On 16 January 2003, the parishes of Newtongrange and Newbattle united to form a new Newbattle parish. The new parish is in fact that which existed before the Disruption of the Church of Scotland in 1843.

Newtongrange is known for its yearly Brass in the Park event, where brass bands play live over three days. The Newtongrange Silver Band became Scottish Brass Band Champions in 2005, and represented Scotland at the European Brass Band Championships in 2006.

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