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'''Symington''' is a hamlet, of one farm and a few cottages, on the west side of the [[Gala Water]] amongst the [[Moorfoot Hills]] in southernmost [[Midlothian]].
'''Symington''' is a hamlet, of one farm and a few cottages, on the west side of the [[Gala Water]] amongst the [[Moorfoot Hills]] in southernmost [[Midlothian]]. It lies in the parish of [[Stow]] to the south of [[Fountainhall]].


The old railway line from [[Galashiels]] northwards to [[Edinburgh]] run up the dale of the Gala past Symington, but the line has long since been lifted.
The railway line from [[Galashiels]] northwards to [[Edinburgh]] runs up the dale of the Gala past Symington, although there was never a station here, with the nearest being at Fountainhall, now closed.
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Symington
Midlothian

Symington Mains
Location
Grid reference: NT436481
Location: 55°43’25"N, 2°53’55"W
Data
Post town: Galashiels
Postcode: TD1
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders

Symington is a hamlet, of one farm and a few cottages, on the west side of the Gala Water amongst the Moorfoot Hills in southernmost Midlothian. It lies in the parish of Stow to the south of Fountainhall.

The railway line from Galashiels northwards to Edinburgh runs up the dale of the Gala past Symington, although there was never a station here, with the nearest being at Fountainhall, now closed.

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