Understanding Scottish Places

Haddington, East Lothian

Population 11,354

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Haddington is in East Lothian. The name is Anglo-Saxon and it was an important town in the Middle Ages. Its location on the River Tyne meant that it became a point of conflict between the Scots and English. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was an important agricultural centre with a grain market. It is the administrative centre for East Lothian. The former Mitsubishi plant closed in the late 1990s but the town continues to be an important service centre and has a maltings.

In large towns, this group comprises families with a higher proportion of adults in the 25–44 age grouping. Higher rates of full time employment are found.

Haddington is an interdependent to independent town.

Its most similar towns are Bathgate, Broxburn, Dalkeith, and Dunbar.

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Number of jobs

4
Type average 3

Diversity of jobs

2
Type average 4

Distance travelled to work

-2
Type average 1

Number of public sector jobs

-4
Type average 1

Number of hospitals

2
Type average -2

Number of GP's and dentists

4
Type average 1

Number of children in primary schools

2
Type average 1

Number of children in secondary schools

-2
Type average -1

Distance travelled to study

0
Type average 2

Number of shops

2
Type average 1

Diversity of retail offer

4
Type average 3

Number of charities

Type average 0
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Interdependent
Independent

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Education (% all people aged 16 and over)

  No education Standard grade or equivalent Higher grade or equivalent HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher degree
Haddington 13.99324839 18.13132963 10.92235653 19.2856365 37.71098769

Commercial

Distance travelled to study

  At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over
Haddington 2.087370089836181 11.872467852739122 0.4139510304738418 2.721507838647173 0.35229874933943983

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