Rosewell, Midlothian

Rosewell
St Matthew's Catholic Church
Rosewell is located in Midlothian
Rosewell
Rosewell
Location within Midlothian
Population2,020 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT289627
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROSEWELL
Postcode districtEH24
Dialling code0131
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°51′11″N 3°08′08″W / 55.8530°N 3.1356°W / 55.8530; -3.1356

Rosewell is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland, east of Roslin and south-west of Bonnyrigg. The village is in the civil parish of Lasswade and was previously a separate ecclesiastical parish,[2] but has its own Community Council, namely Rosewell and District.[3]

The population of the village was 1,566 according to the 2011 Census but is significantly greater since the number of houses has doubled in the last 20 years. .[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Gazetteer of Scotland, 2nd edition, by W. Groome, publ. 1896. Article on Rosewell
  3. ^ Midlothian council web site https://midlothian.cmis.uk.com/live/CommunityCouncils.aspx - see entries for xRosewell and District. Retrieved April 2016
  4. ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved Oct 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Settlement