Midlothian, Scotland - Definition and Overview

Midlothian
Geography
Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 21st 354 km² ? %
Admin HQ:	Dalkeith
ISO 3166-2:	GB-MLN
ONS code:	00QW
Demographics
Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 28th 80,941 229 / km²
Politics
Midlothian Council http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
Control:	Labour
MP:	David Hamilton
Traditional Midlothian

Midlothian is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders, East Lothian, City of Edinburgh and West Lothian.

There is a traditional county of the same name, which borders West Lothian to the west, Lanarkshire and Peeblesshire to the south, and Berwickshire and East Lothian to the east. It includes the city of Edinburgh, and is sometimes known as Edinburghshire.

Towns and villages

• Crichton
• Dalkeith
• Gorebridge
• Newtongrange
• Penicuik
• Roslin

Places of interest

• Castlelaw Fort
• Crichton Castle
• Pentland Hills
• Rosslyn Chapel
• Water of Leith

Local Notables

• Sir Walter Scott wrote the novel Heart of Midlothian
• William Gladstone was MP for Midlothian 1880-1895 and conducted his famous Midlothian campaign across the county in 1880.

Scotland | Council Areas of Scotland

Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian