Place:


Ormiston  East Lothian

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ormiston like this:

Ormiston, par. and vil. with ry. sta., W. Haddingtonshire - par., 3444 ac., pop. 1026; vil., on river Tyne, 3 miles SE. of Tranent and 12 miles SE. of Edinburgh, pop. 378; P.O.; Rev. Robert Moffat, D.D. (1797-1883), the African missionary, was a native; Ormiston Hall is a seat of the Earl of Hopetoun.

Ormiston through time

Ormiston is now part of East Lothian district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lothian has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ormiston itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ormiston in East Lothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17147

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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