Lothian
former local government region of Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lothian was a region on the east coast of Scotland that was used for local government until the new municipalities were created. Lothian has been divided into four new council areas: Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian.
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