Macmerry

Macmerry (Gaelic: Magh Mhoire) is a village located on the old A1 (now renumbered the A199) just east of Tranent.

Macmerry

Main Road, A199, Macmerry
Macmerry
Macmerry
Location within Scotland
Population1,410 (mid-2016 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceNT434723
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTRANENT
Postcode districtEH33
Dialling code01875
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100.

Macmerry Industrial Estate

There is an industrial estate to the east of the town. Originally this area was part of the Macmerry Aerodrome, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953.

There was a railway branch line until 1960 which served the local coal mines.

Transport

Macmerry has two major bus networks First and Lothian Buses

First's 106/108/X6/X8 all serve the village town towards either Dunbar or Haddington

Lothian Buses service 104 which is owned by Lothian Country Buses serves the area and continue on towards Gladsmuir and then Haddington. Macmerry is in Zone C of Lothian Country Buses fare zone map, Alongside Gladsmuir, Ormiston and Pencaitland.

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