Dunbar
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Dunbar is a toun in East Lowden on the sootheast coast o Scotland, approximately 28 mile east o Edinburgh an 28 mile frae the Inglis Mairch at Berwick Upon Tweed. It haes a population o aboot 12,000 (2001 census).
Dunbar
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Tolbooth an mercat cross, Dunbar High Street | |
Location within East Lowden | |
Population | 8,486 [2] (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | NT678789 |
Cooncil area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | DUNBAR |
Postcode destrict | EH42 |
Diallin code | 01368 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
UK Pairlament |
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Scots Pairlament |
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Dunbar is an umwhile Ryal Burgh that gien its name tae an ecclesiastical an ceevil pairish. The pairish extends aroond 7½ mile east tae wast an is 3½ mile deep at greatest extent (12 x 5.5 kilometres) or 11¼ square miles (c. 3000 hectares) an conteens the veelages o Wast Barns, Belhaven, East Barns (abandoned) an several hamlets an ferms.
Its strategic poseetion gien rise tae a history full o incident an strife but Dunbar haes become a quate dormitory toun popular wi wirkers in nearby Edinburgh, wha find it an affordable alternative tae the caipital itsel. Till the 1960s the population o the toun wis little mair nor 3,500.
The toun is serred bi Dunbar railwey station. Dunbar is hame tae the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the seicont auldest RNLI station in Scotland.