Prestonpans

Prestonpans
/pres"teuhn panz'/, n.
a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745. 3138.

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  • Prestonpans — is a small town to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. It has a population of 7,153 (East Lothian Council Census, 2001). It is the site of the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, and has a history dating back to… …   Wikipedia

  • Prestonpans —    PRESTONPANS, a parish, in the county of Haddington; containing, with the villages of Cuthill, Dolphingstone, and Preston, and part of the late quoad sacra parish of Cockenzie, 2234 inhabitants, of whom 1659 are in the town of Prestonpans, 8… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Prestonpans — (spr. Prest upäns), Stadt in der schottländischen Grafschaft Haddington am Frith of Forth der Nordsee u. an der Eisenbahn von Edinburg nach Berwick; Hafen (Morisonshafen), Seesalzbereitung, Vitriolsiederei, Fabriken von Steingut u. Glaubersalz,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Prestonpans — (spr. preßt n pänns), Dorf in Haddingtonshire (Schottland), östlich von Edinburg, hat einen kleinen Hafen, ein Denkmal des Marinechefarztes Th. Alexander, Salinen (seit dem 12. Jahrh.), Ziegeleien, Töpfereien, Seifenfabriken, eine berühmte… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Prestonpans — Original name in latin Prestonpans Name in other language Prestonpans State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 55.95939 latitude 2.98038 altitude 18 Population 7145 Date 2013 07 11 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Prestonpans railway station — Infobox UK station name = Prestonpans code = PST caption = View along the tracks to a rainy Pentlands and the recent track deviation. manager = First ScotRail locale = Prestonpans borough = East Lothian lowusage0405 = 108,398 lowusage0506 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Prestonpans — /prɛstənˈpænz/ (say prestuhn panz) noun a town in south eastern Scotland, east of Edinburgh; battle, 1745 …  

  • Prestonpans — /pres teuhn panz /, n. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745. 3138 …   Useful english dictionary

  • the Battle of Prestonpans — ➡ Prestonpans * * * …   Universalium

  • Prestonpans, Battle of — …   Useful english dictionary

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