Prestonpans
Place in East Lothian, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.955, -2.984 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 38 74 |
| Population: | 9,490 |
| Dialling code: | 01875 (Tranent) |
Prestonpans is a small coastal town in East Lothian, Scotland, sitting on the north shore of the Firth of Forth only a short train or drive east of Edinburgh. It grew up around salt pans, coal mining and later heavy industry, with nearby Cockenzie and Port Seton forming a linked coastal community; the landscape still bears traces of pits, brickworks and the once‑familiar power station, while today many residents commute to the capital.
The town is best known for the 1745 Jacobite victory at the Battle of Prestonpans, celebrated locally by the large Prestonpans Tapestry and regular reenactments, and its industrial past is interpreted at Prestongrange Museum and community spaces such as the Gothenburg. There’s an active local cultural scene, lively community groups and a pleasant stretch of coastline popular for walks and views across to Fife.
Postcode districts covering Prestonpans
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 9.2 miles
- Livingston 21.8 miles
- Dunfermline 19.3 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 12.8 miles
- Glenrothes 18.2 miles
- Musselburgh 2.7 miles
- Bonnyrigg 7.5 miles
- Penicuik 12.2 miles
- Broxburn 19.2 miles
- Bo'ness 24.4 miles
- Rosyth 18.1 miles
- Linlithgow 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tranent Place 1.5 miles
- Wallyford Place 1.7 miles
- Cockenzie Place 1.8 miles
- Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry Ward 2.1 miles
- Elphinstone Place 2.3 miles
- Preston, Seton and Gosford Ward 2.4 miles
- Musselburgh Place 2.7 miles
- Whitecraig Place 3.2 miles
- Macmerry Place 3.4 miles
- Ormiston Place 3.4 miles
- Longniddry Place 3.5 miles
- Pencaitland Place 4.9 miles
Example postcodes in Prestonpans
EH32 9BQ, EH32 9NJ, EH32 9FD, EH32 9EP, EH32 9BZ, EH32 9GJ, EH32 9HH, EH32 9LB, EH32 2AJ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 15 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 56.4 miles
- Prestonpans Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Wallyford Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Prestonpans Ad
- Best Western Kings Manor Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Arden House 3 2.2 miles
- Ravelston House 3.2 miles
- Old Town Chambers, Autograph Collection 5 8 miles
- Ocean Mist Leith 4 7.3 miles
- Travel Inn Edinburgh Inveresk 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn Edinburgh A1 - Musselburgh 3 2.9 miles
- The Balmoral Hotel 5 7.9 miles
- CODE - The Court, Edinburgh 4 8 miles
- Tigerlily Hotel 4 8.6 miles
Schools in Prestonpans
- Preston Lodge High School Secondary
- Preston Tower Primary School Primary
- St Gabriel's RC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Musselburgh Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles
- Newhailes Country house 3.8 miles
- Portobello Beach Beach 4.9 miles
- Gosford House Estate 4.9 miles
- Dalkeith House Estate 5 miles
- Dalkeith Palace Historic site 5 miles
- Melville Castle Historic site 5.9 miles
- Newbattle Abbey Historic site 6 miles
- Newbattle Abbey College 6 miles
- Oxenfoord Castle Estate 6.2 miles
- Easter Road Stadium 7 miles
- Holyrood abbey Historic site 7.3 miles