Cockenzie and Port Seton
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.jpg) Cockenzie and Port Seton from the air | |
  Cockenzie and Port Seton  Cockenzie and Port Seton Location within Scotland | |
| Population | 5,370 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT399755 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Prestonpans |
| Postcode district | EH32 |
| Dialling code | 01875 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Cockenzie and Port Seton (Scots: Cockennie[2] [ˈkukɪne]; Scottish Gaelic: Cùil Choinnich, lit. 'cove of Kenneth')[3] is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland. Port Seton harbour was built by the 11th Lord Seton between 1655 and 1665.
The town had a population of 4,493 in 2001.[4] Since the last census in 2001, many new houses have been built. The population is 5,370 as of 2022. Cockenzie and Port Seton has continued to grow over the years and is now a dormitory town for Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Cockenzie and Port Seton East Lothian Council. Retrieved January 17, 2008, from:http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/content/0,1094,113,00.html Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2001 Census - Cockenzie and Port Seton(PDF). East Lothian Council. Retrieved January 17, 2008, from:"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2004.
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