Drem
Drem (Scottish Gaelic: Druim)[1] is a small village in East Lothian, Scotland.[2] It is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh and is close to Haddington (to the south), North Berwick (north east), Dirleton (north) and Gullane (north west). It has a railway station on the Edinburgh to North Berwick line with hourly service between those points and occasional service to Glasgow. The station is the last before the single track North Berwick line branches off the East Coast Main Line.
| Drem | |
|---|---|
 Old farm buildings and cottages brought back to life as expensive houses | |
  Drem  Drem Location within Scotland | |
| Population | 93 |
| OS grid reference | NT510795 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTH BERWICK |
| Postcode district | EH39 |
| Dialling code | 01620 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
During World War II, the former West Fenton Aerodrome (later Gullane Aerodrome) became RAF Drem and the Drem Lighting System was developed to assist Spitfire landing. The disused airfield buildings were used to construct component parts of the Forth Road Bridge. Today some of the outbuildings have become part of the Fenton Barns retail and leisure village and are used as studios by local craftspeople, particularly furniture makers.
Chesters Hill Fort, one mile south of the village; is an example of an Iron Age fort.
See also
References
- Milne, John (1912). Gaelic Place Names of the Lothians. London: McDougall's Educational Company. pp. 16.
- M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 162. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.
