Polton
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession. (See: Analecta Scotica, Edinburgh, 1834).
| Polton | |
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  Polton Location within Midlothian | |
| OS grid reference | NT290642 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LASSWADE |
| Postcode district | EH18 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Notable residents
- Thomas de Quincey the English writer, lived here in the latter part of his life, until his death in 1859.
- Charles Thomas Clough an eminent geologist, lived at St Ann's Mount, Polton with his family
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