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Cockenzie and Port Seton ( ; , meaning "cove of Kenneth") 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. Port Seton harbour was built by George Seton, 11th Lord Seton between 1655 and 1665. The town had a population of 4,493 in 2001. Since the last census in 2001, many new houses have been built. The population is as of . Cockenzie and Port Seton has continued to grow over the years and is now a dormitory town for Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh.
There is more information of an historical nature on the individual villages of Cockenzie and Seton in Scottish Places. Consulting several sources did not yield a date when the two villages merged into one town. [edit] Research TipsRefer to the parish of Tranent
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