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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