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East Lothian

East Lothian , council area (1993 est. pop. 85,640), 262 sq mi (677 sq km), and former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of East Lothian became (1975) part of the new Lothian region, but the region was dissolved in 1996 and the council area of East Lothian was created. The county of East Lothian was formerly known as Haddington or Haddingtonshire.

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Â© A Dictionary of British Place-Names 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

East Lothian. See Midlothian.

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Midlothian

Midlothian (the unitary authority). Loonia c.970, Lodoneó 1098, Louthion c.1200. ‘Middle Lothian’. The name, that of the historic county between East Lothian and West Lothian, is ultimately that of the district of Lothian, named after one Leudonus.

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