Place:East Lothian (council area), Scotland

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NameEast Lothian (council area)
TypeUnitary authority
Coordinates55.55°N 2.45°W
Located inScotland     (1996 - )
See alsoEast Lothian, Scotlandcounty abolished 1975 which covered most of the area of East Lothian Council Area
Lothian, Scotlandregion covering East Lothian 1975-1996


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East Lothian, is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh.

The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the East Lothian district of the Lothian region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it consisted of the local government county of East Lothian, until 1921 called Haddingtonshire, plus the burgh of Musselburgh and the Inveresk district council area, including the villages of Wallyford and Whitecraig, all formerly within the county of Midlothian.

When abolished, for local government purposes, in 1975, the county of East Lothian bordered the county of Midlothian to the west, and the county of Berwick to the south.

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