Blindwells
Blindwells is a new town under construction in East Lothian, Scotland. The town is on the site of a former open-cast coal mine north of Tranent on the north-east side of the A1, just east of the Prestonpans/Tranent junction, adjacent to the estates of the Earl of Wemyss and March.Photo: Quetzal1964, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seton Collegiate Church and Tranent Parish Church.
Seton Collegiate Church
Church
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument. Seton Collegiate Church is situated 3,300 feet north of Blindwells.
Tranent Parish Church
Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranent Parish Church is a kirk belonging to the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the East Lothian town of Tranent 10 miles south-east of Edinburgh. Tranent Parish Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Blindwells.
Ross High School
School
Ross High School is a large secondary school in Tranent, East Lothian. As of April 2021, the school roll was 1,259 making it the largest secondary school in East Lothian by pupil roll. Ross High School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Blindwells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tranent and Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Tranent
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranent is the largest of a string of villages in East Lothian in central Scotland, 9 miles east of Edinburgh city centre. In 2022 it had a population of 20,700.
Cockenzie and Port Seton
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockenzie and Port Seton is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland.
Macmerry
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Macmerry is a village located on the old A1 just east of Tranent. The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100. There is an industrial estate to the east of the town.
Blindwells
- Type: Construction
- Description: settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Category: human settlement
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95654° or 55° 57′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.9353° or 2° 56′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7VX347+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 539183702OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=constructionWikidata ID
Q4926714
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In Other Languages
“Blindwells” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ブラインドウェルズ”
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