Peaston
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{{Infobox UK place
|country = Scotland
|official_name= Peaston
|static_image_name= Peaston (geograph 3561839).jpg
|static_image_caption= The small village at Peaston Farm on the B6371
|population= 10
|os_grid_reference= NT426652
|map_type=Scotland
|coordinates = {{coord|55.877|-2.916|display=inline,title}}
|pushpin_map = Scotland East Lothian
|civil_parish= Ormiston
|unitary_scotland= East Lothian Council
|lieutenancy_scotland= East Lothian
|constituency_westminster= East Lothian
|constituency_scottish_parliament= East Lothian
|post_town= TRANENT
|postcode_district = EH35
|postcode_area= EH
|dial_code= 01875
}}
Peaston is a small settlement on the B6371 road in the parish of Ormiston in East Lothian, Scotland, about {{convert|14|mi|km}} south-east of Edinburgh, {{convert|7|mi|km}} south-west of Haddington, {{convert|4|mi|km}} east of Ormiston and {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Pencaitland.
The Barony of Peaston was transferred from Pencaitland to Ormiston in 1648.{{cite web |title=Ormiston |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory282.html |website=Gazetteer for Scotland |access-date=7 November 2023}}
Peaston Smiddy, built in the 18th century, is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.{{cite web |title=Smithy (Former), Peaston |url=https://buildingsatrisk.org.uk/search/keyword/Peaston/event_id/916632/building_name/smithy-former-peaston |website=Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland| publisher=Historic Environment Scotland |access-date=7 November 2023}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Peaston}}
- [http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/212168/details/peaston/ CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Peaston Farmhouse]
- [http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/149966/details/peaston+the+smiddy/ CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Peaston, The Smiddy; alternative names: West Peaston, Peaston Smithy]
- [http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=NAS&id=RHP13003 National Archives of Scotland: Plans of the Kiln Lands of Peaston, Peaston Bank and Peaston Mill]
- [http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-471-521-C SCRAN image: Aerial View of Peaston Farm in Humbie]
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