Macmerry
Macmerry (Gaelic: Magh Mhoire) is a village located on the old A1 (now renumbered the A199) just east of Tranent.
Macmerry
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.jpg.webp) Main Road, A199, Macmerry | |
  Macmerry  Macmerry Location within Scotland | |
| Population | 1,410 (mid-2016 est.)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT434723 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TRANENT |
| Postcode district | EH33 |
| Dialling code | 01875 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100.
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.
References
- "Mid-2016 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
