Ballencrieff, East Lothian

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Ballencrieff
East Lothian
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Houses adjacent to the B1377 at Ballencrieff
Location
Grid reference: NT483781
Location: 55°59’38"N, 2°49’44"W
Data
Post town: Longniddry
Postcode: EH32
Dialling code: 01875
Local Government
Council: East Lothian
Parliamentary
constituency:
East Lothian

Ballencrieff is village in East Lothian, found between the towns of Aberlady, Drem, Haddington and Longniddry. The name, very unusually for East Lothian, appears to come from the Gaelic language; Baile na Craoibhe means "Tree town".

The village comprises typical rural housing, and some industry, including commercial pork farming, and a specialized plant which selectively breeds chickens to lay high-quality eggs. Nearby Ballencrieff Castle was built in 1507. The nearby "Ballencrief roundabout", on the busy commuter route between North Berwick and Edinburgh, has a reputation as an accident blackspot.

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