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East Lothian

Prestonpans

Prestonpans is a mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of , , in the council area of . The population as of 2020 is 10,460.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Prestongrange Parish Church and Pennypit Park.

Church
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is a Church of Scotland kirk situated in the former mining town of Prestonpans in East Lothian. Constructed in 1596, it is one of the first churches built in following the Scottish Reformation of 1560.

Park
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is a sports complex located in the town of Prestonpans, in . It consists of two sports fields, one for association football and the other rugby union.

Castle
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is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Morrison’s Haven.

Suburb
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
was a village on the coast of Scotland, and is now a small part of the centre of Prestonpans. It is to the east of Prestongrange, and the southwest of .

Locality
Morrison's Haven is a harbour at Prestongrange, , , UK, on the B1348, close to Levenhall Links, Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Prestonpans, and .

Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a unified town in , . It is on the coast of the , four miles east of . The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland.

Prestonpans

Latitude
55.9594° or 55° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.98424° or 2° 59′ 3″ west
Population
7,150
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PPS
Open location code
9C7VX258+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289354615
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2639902
Wiki­data ID
Q7242055
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Prestonpans” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برستنبانز”
  • Arabic: “بريستونبانز”
  • Asturian: “Prestonpans”
  • Basque: “Prestonpans”
  • Bengali: “প্রেস্টন”
  • Bulgarian: “Престонпанс”
  • Cebuano: “Prestonpans”
  • Chinese: “普雷斯頓”
  • Chinese: “普雷斯顿”
  • French: “Prestonpans”
  • German: “Prestonpans”
  • Gujarati: “પ્રિસ્ટનપેન્સ”
  • Irish: “Baile an t-Sagairt”
  • Irish: “Prestonpans”
  • Italian: “Prestonpans”
  • Japanese: “プレストン”
  • Japanese: “プレストンパンズ”
  • Kannada: “ಪ್ರೆಸ್ಟನ್ಪ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್”
  • Korean: “프레서트팬스”
  • Lithuanian: “Prestonas”
  • Malay: “Prestonpans”
  • Polish: “Prestonpans”
  • Portuguese: “Prestonpans”
  • Russian: “Престонпанс”
  • Scots: “The Pans”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Prestonpans”
  • Spanish: “Preston”
  • Spanish: “Prestonpans”
  • Swedish: “Prestonpans”
  • Tamil: “பிரெஸ்டொன்பன்ஸ்”
  • Telugu: “ప్రేస్తోన్పన్స్”
  • Urdu: “پریسٹنپانس”
  • Welsh: “Prestonpans”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Prestonpans”. Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.