Macmerry

Macmerry
Scottish Gaelic: Magh Mhoire

Main Road, A199, Macmerry
Macmerry
 Macmerry shown within East Lothian
Population 1,113 
OS grid referenceNT434723
Civil parishGladsmuir
Pencaitland
Council areaEast Lothian
Lieutenancy areaEast Lothian
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town TRANENT
Postcode district EH33
Dialling code 01875
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentEast Lothian
Scottish ParliamentEast Lothian
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Coordinates: 55°56′28″N 2°54′22″W / 55.941°N 2.906°W / 55.941; -2.906

Macmerry (Gaelic: Magh Mhoire) is a large village located on the old A1 (now renumbered the A199) just east of Tranent.

The village has a primary school with a roll of around 100.

Macmerry Industrial Estate

There is an industrial estate to the east of the town. Originally this area was part of the Macmerry Aerodrome, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953.

There was a railway branch line until 1960 which served the local coalmines.

In 2009 a community based history project was launched by the Living Memory Association. The Macmerry Lives project collected memories of the school, pottery making, the aerodrome, mining industry and local farming.

Macmerry now boasts a range of facilities that have grown as the village has grown, some of these include:


Many teams from around East Lothian often play at Macmerry football pitches, while the bowling club is often busy especially on Friday nights for the league matches.

Transport

Macmerry has two major bus networks First and Lothian Buses

First's 106/108/X6/X8 all serve the village town towards either Dunbar or Haddington

Lothian Buses service 104 which is owned by Lothian Country Buses service the area and continue ontowards Gladsmuir and then Haddington. Macmerry is in Zone C of Lothian Country Buses fare zone map, Alongside Gladsmuir, Ormiston and Pencaitland

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