Midlothian
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{{for|other uses of the term "Midlothian"|Midlothian (disambiguation)}}
{{infobox Scotland council area|
|Council= Midlothian Council<br />Meadhan Lodainn
|Image= [[Image:Midlothian council.PNG|250px]]
|SizeRank= 21st
|Size= [[1 E8 m²|354]] [[square kilometre|km²]]
|Water= ?
|AdminHQ= [[Dalkeith]]
|ISO= GB-MLN
|ONS= 00QW
|PopulationRank= 28th
|PopulationDate= [[2004]]
|Population= 79,610
|PopulationDensity=225 / km²
|CouncilDetails= [[Midlothian Council]]<br />http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/
|Control= <!-- Edit (with refs per WP:VERIFY) at [[Template:Scottish council control]] -->
|MPs= <ul><li>[[David Hamilton (Labour Party)|David Hamilton]], Labour</ul>
|MSPs= <ul><li>[[Rhona Brankin]], Labour</ul>
}}
'''Midlothian''' (''Meadhan Lodainn'' in [[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]) is one of the 32 [[Council areas of Scotland|council areas]] of [[Scotland]], and a [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]]. It borders the [[Scottish Borders]], [[East Lothian]] and the [[City of Edinburgh]] council areas.
The council area was created in 1996, under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]], with the boundaries of the Midlothian [[Regions and districts of Scotland|district]] of the [[Lothian]] [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]]. The district had been created in 1975, under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], and it consisted of the [[Counties of Scotland|local government county]] of Midlothian, minus the [[burgh]] of [[Musselburgh]] and Calder, [[Cramond]], [[Currie]] and [[Inveresk]] areas.
==Midlothian and Edinburgh==
The county of Midlothian was known, officially, as the '''County of [[Edinburgh]]''' until 1921, and was sometimes called '''Edinburghshire''' during the 19th century. Traces of this can be found in the name of the [[Heart of Midlothian (Royal Mile)|Heart of Midlothian]] mosaic on the [[Royal Mile]], and [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.]], both of which are based firmly within the city boundaries, and are no longer part of Midlothian at all.
==Constituencies==
There is a [[Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian constituency of the Scottish Parliament]] and a [[Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)|Midlothian constituency of the House of Commons]].
==Towns and villages==
*[[Auchendinny]]
*[[Bilston, Midlothian|Bilston]]
*[[Bonnyrigg]]
*[[Borthwick]]
*[[Carrington, Midlothian|Carrington]]
*[[Dalkeith]]
*[[Danderhall]]
*[[Easthouses]]
*[[Fala, Midlothian|Fala]]
*[[Fushiebridge]]
*[[Gorebridge]]
*[[Gowkshill]]
*[[Hillend, Edinburgh|Hillend]]
*[[Howgate, Midlothian|Howgate]]
*[[Lasswade]]
*[[Leadburn]]
*[[Loanhead]]
*[[Mayfield, Midlothian|Mayfield]]
*[[Millerhill]]
*[[Milton Bridge]]
*[[Newbattle]]
*[[Newtongrange]]
*[[Nine Mile Burn]]
*[[North Middleton, Midlothian|North Middleton]]
*[[Pathhead, Midlothian|Pathhead]]
*[[Penicuik]]
*[[Rosewell]]
*[[Roslin, Scotland|Roslin]]
*[[Shawfair]]
*[[Silverburn]]
*[[Temple, Midlothian|Temple]]
==Places of interest==
*[[Borthwick Castle]]
*Castlelaw Fort
*[[Crichton Castle]]
*[[Dalhousie Castle]]
*[[Dalkeith Palace]]
*Flotterstone
*[[Hawthornden Castle]]
*Hillend Snowsports Centre
*Mavisbank House
*[[Newbattle Abbey]]
*[[Pentland Hills]]
*[[Roslin Castle]]
*[[Roslin Glen Country Park]]
*[[Rosslyn Chapel]]
*Tyne-Esk Walk
*[[Vogrie Country Park]]
*[[Wallace's Cave]]
==Notable People Associated with Midlothian==
{{see|:Category:People from Midlothian}}
*[[Sir Walter Scott]] (1771-1832) wrote the novel ''[[The Heart of Midlothian]]'' and lived at Lasswade Cottage (now Sir Walter Scott's Cottage) in [[Lasswade]] from 1798 to 1804, where he wrote his ''Grey Brother'', translation of ''[[Goetz von Berlichingen]]'', etc and was visited by [[Wordsworth]].
*[[William Drummond of Hawthornden]] (1585-1649), Scottish poet.
*[[William Gladstone]] (1809-1898), MP for Midlothian [[1880]]-[[1895]] and conducted his famous [[Midlothian campaign]] across the UK in [[1880]]
*[[Thomas de Quincey]] (1785-1859), author of ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' (1822), lived in [[Lasswade]] from 1840 until his death in 1859. He had his headquarters and family abode at Man's Bush Cottage (now De Quincey Villa).
*John Clerk, Lord Eldin (1757-1832), Scottish Judge, lived in [[Lasswade]] for several years.
*William Tennant, the author of ''Anster Fair'', was parish schoolmaster in [[Lasswade]] from 1816 to 1819.
*Thomas Murray (1792-1872), the Gallovidian author, died in [[Lasswade]].
*[[John Clerk of Penicuik]], 2nd Baronet (1676–1755), was a Scottish politician, lawyer, judge, composer and architect.
*[[William McTaggart]] (1835-1910), Scottish landscape painter, lived in [[Lasswade]]
==Schools in Midlothian==
===[[Primary education|Primary school]]s===
*Bonnyrigg Primary School, [[Bonnyrigg]]
*Cornbank St James Primary School, [[Penicuik]]
*Cuiken Primary School, [[Penicuik]]
*Danderhall Primary School, [[Danderhall]], [[Dalkeith]]
*Glencorse Primary School, [[Milton Bridge]], [[Penicuik]]
*Gorebridge Primary School, [[Gorebridge]]
*Hawthornden Primary School, [[Bonnyrigg]]
*Hopefield Primary School, [[Bonnyrigg]]
*King's Park Primary School, [[Dalkeith]]
*Lawfield Primary School, [[Mayfield, Midlothian|Mayfield]], [[Dalkeith]]
*Lasswade Primary School, [[Bonnyrigg]]
*Loanhead Primary School, [[Loanhead]]
*Mauricewood Primary School, [[Penicuik]]
*Mayfield Primary School, [[Mayfield, Midlothian|Mayfield]], [[Dalkeith]]
*Moorfoot Primary School, [[Gorebridge]]
*Newtongrange Primary School, [[Newtongrange]], [[Dalkeith]]
*Paradykes Primary School, [[Loanhead]]
*Rosewell Primary School, [[Rosewell]]
*Roslin Primary School, [[Roslin]]
*Sacred Heart RC Primary School, [[Penicuik]]
*St Andrew's RC Primary School, [[Gorebridge]]
*St David's RC Primary School, [[Dalkeith]]
*St Luke's RC Primary School, [[Mayfield, Midlothian|Mayfield]], [[Dalkeith]]
*St Margaret's RC Primary School, [[Loanhead]]
*St Mary's RC Primary School, [[Bonnyrigg]]
*St Matthew's RC Primary School, [[Rosewell]]
*Stobhill Primary School, [[Gorebridge]]
*Strathesk Primary School, [[Penicuik]]
*Tynewater Primary School, [[Pathhead]]
*Woodburn Primary School, [[Dalkeith]]
===[[High school|Secondary school]]s===
*Beeslack Community High School, [[Penicuik]]
*[[Dalkeith High School]], [[Dalkeith]]
*[[Lasswade High School Centre]], [[Bonnyrigg]]
*[[Newbattle Community High School]], [[Dalkeith]]
*[[Penicuik High School]], [[Penicuik]]
*St David's RC High School, [[Dalkeith]]
===[[Special school]]s===
*[[Saltersgate School]], [[Dalkeith]]
*Support & Reintegration Services, [[Gowkshill]], [[Gorebridge]]
*Wellington Residential School, [[Penicuik]]
==Twinning==
Midlothian is twinned with [[Komárom-Esztergom]] in [[Hungary]].
==Famous Battles==
The [[Battle of Roslin]] was a battle of the [[First War of Scottish Independence]], taking place on [[24 February]] [[1303]] at [[Roslin, Scotland]]. A [[Scotland|Scottish]] army led by [[Simon Fraser (d. 1306)|Simon Fraser]] and [[John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch|John Comyn]] defeated the [[England|English]]. Although a significant action, only a few hundred men, all of them heavy [[cavalry]], were involved on either side. The English force was raised in Northumberland and was tasked with intervening in support of the occupation forces of [[Edward I of England|Edward I]]. The much smaller [[Scotland|Scottish]] force rode through the night from [[Biggar, South Lanarkshire|Biggar]], intercepted them and defeated them in two, possibly three, sharp fights. The site of the battle has been said to be the field opposite the old and new burial grounds. Members of the Comyn, Fraser and possibly Sinclair families fought at the Battle of Roslin.
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