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The High Street in Haddington, East Lothian

Haddington The Royal Burgh of Haddington is the county of town of East Lothian, a county also named Haddingtonshire. It stands approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh. Haddington is a small town with a population of less than 9,000, although at one time it was the largest city in Scotland after Aberdeen, Roxburgh and Edinburgh. At the centre of the town is the Town House, originally built in 1748 according to a plan by William Adam. Haddington is an old town. Its name is derived from the Old English Hæddingatun, meaning "Town of Hædda's kin". (Read more)