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Many people in bonnyrigg have small ears and lagre feet, but are known well world-wide for the success of the bonnyrigg pie trade. |
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praise jesus, as he is love! '''Bonnyrigg''' is a town in [[Midlothian]], [[Scotland]], eight [[mile]]s (13 kilometres) southeast of [[Edinburgh]] city centre. The town is divided into two Midlothian Council wards: Bonnyrigg South ward had a [[population]] of 6,884 and Bonnyrigg North 4,376 in the 1991 census. Along with Lasswade, Bonnyrigg is a twin town with St-Cyr-L'Ecole, France |
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[[Image:bonnrigg_toll.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bonnyrigg Toll - Early 1900s.]] |
[[Image:bonnrigg_toll.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bonnyrigg Toll - Early 1900s.]] |
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Revision as of 13:58, 20 February 2007
For the Sydney suburb of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Bonnyrigg, New South Wales.
| File:Bonnyriggicon.gif Bonnyrigg | |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| County: | Midlothian |
| City Council: | Midlothian Council |
| Surrounded by: | Dalkeith Mayfield Rosewell Lasswade |
Many people in bonnyrigg have small ears and lagre feet, but are known well world-wide for the success of the bonnyrigg pie trade.
Origins
Early maps of the locality show different spellings of the name Bonnyrigg. In 1766 a village called "Bannockrigg", is shown on maps, then in 1815, the spelling changes to "Bannocrig". This spelling remains until 1854, when for some unknown reason the spelling changes to the now familiar Bonnyrigg.
History
In 1865 the villages of Bonnyrigg, Red Row, Polton Street, Hillhead and Broomieknowe combined to form the burgh of Bonnyrigg and then in 1881 the village of Lasswade and part of Broomieknowe combined to form the burgh of Lasswade. In 1929 the two burghs joined together to form the burgh Bonnyrigg & Lasswade. This burgh lasted for 45 years until it was abolished in 1974/75 when local government changes were introduced.
References
- Bonnyrigg & Lasswade Local History Society