Longniddry

Longniddry

Links Road, Longniddry
Longniddry
Longniddry
Longniddry shown within Scotland
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

Longniddry (Scots: Langniddry, Scottish Gaelic: Nuadh-Treabh Fada)[1] is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of 2,613 (2001 census). The Scottish Women's Rural Institute was founded here in 1917.

Features

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.[2] 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.[3] This stretch of local coastline lined with dunes and is known as Longniddry Bents.

History

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

In 1917 the first meeting of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute took place in Longniddry organised by Catherine Hogg Blair. 37 women became members.[4]

In 2006, Longniddry and the neighbouring towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton were twinned with the town of Barga, Tuscany, Italy.[5]

Notable people

  • John Knox, main figure in the Scottish Reformation and disciple of John Calvin was tutor to the sons of the Douglas family who lived at the west side of the village.
  • Hugh MacDiarmid, the Scottish poet, lived in Longniddry for a short while.[6]
  • James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan lived in Longniddry from August 1964 with his mother and new stepfather William Carmichael before moving to London.
  • Mollie Hunter, winner of the 1974 Carnegie Medal for outstanding books for children.

See also

References

  1. ↑ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ controlcentre. "Longniddry Scout Group". www.eastlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  3. ↑ golf web site
  4. ↑ "HistoryShelf.org :: Learning SHELF". www.historyshelf.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  5. ↑ Prestonpans: Battles of the '45
  6. ↑ Gish, Nancy (1984). Hugh MacDiarmid: The Man and His Work. Macmillan. p. 25. ISBN 9781349056194.
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