polton
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| official_name= Polton
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| country = Scotland
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|post_town= LASSWADE
| postcode_area= EH
| postcode_district= EH18
| dial_code= 0131
| civil_parish = Lasswade
| lieutenancy_scotland= Midlothian
| unitary_scotland= Midlothian
| constituency_westminster= Midlothian
| constituency_scottish_parliament= Midlothian North and Musselburgh
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Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession. (See: Analecta Scotica, Edinburgh, 1834).
Notable residents
- Thomas de Quincey the English writer, lived here in the latter part of his life, until his death in 1859.
- Charles Thomas Clough an eminent geologist, lived at St Ann's Mount, Polton with his family
See also
External links
{{Commons category|Polton}}
- [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22253 Vision of Britain - History of Polton in Midlothian]
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Category:Villages in Midlothian
Category:Bonnyrigg and Lasswade
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