Peaston

Peaston
Peaston
	The small village at Peaston Farm on the B6371
	Peaston Peaston Location within Scotland
Population	10
OS grid reference	NT426652
Civil parish	Ormiston;
Council area	East Lothian Council;
Lieutenancy area	East Lothian;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TRANENT
Postcode district	EH35
Dialling code	01875
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Lothian;
Scottish Parliament	East Lothian;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°52′37″N 2°54′58″W / 55.877°N 2.916°W

Peaston is a small settlement on the B6371 road in the parish of Ormiston in East Lothian, Scotland, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Edinburgh, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Haddington, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Ormiston and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Pencaitland.

The Barony of Peaston was transferred from Pencaitland to Ormiston in 1648.^[1]

Peaston Smiddy, built in the 18th century, is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.^[2]

References

^ "Ormiston". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "Smithy (Former), Peaston". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

[1] "Ormiston". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[2] "Smithy (Former), Peaston". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

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