Loanhead | |
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Bronze sculpture by Andrew Burton, known as the Coghorn, and dates from 1999 | |
Location within Midlothian | |
Population | 6,820 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT281655 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LOANHEAD |
Postcode district | EH20 |
Dialling code | 0131 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Loanhead is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, and close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. The town was built on coal and oil shale mining, and the paper industries.