East Lothian

American

[loh-thee-uhn] / ˈloʊ ði ən /

noun

a historic county in southeastern Scotland.

East Lothian British

noun

a council area and historical county of E central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth and the North Sea: part of Lothian region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Haddington. Pop: 91 090 (2003 est). Area: 678 sq km (262 sq miles)

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In East Lothian there's a focus on electricity transmission infrastructure as well as specialist manufacturing and fabrication.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

While those companies are spread across the country, the areas where green industries contribute the highest proportion of economic value are Perth and Kinross, Aberdeen and East Lothian.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

East Lothian Council said the delay was not due to the vandalism.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Some residents claim East Lothian Council ignored a petition with 7,000 signatures on a "technicality," while an initial consultation attracted hundreds of objections.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

And a catechism of that doctrine, perhaps founded upon or identical with that which Wishart brought from Basel, he gave to his East Lothian pupils.

From John Knox by Innes, A. Taylor

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