Tranent
Place in East Lothian, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.943, -2.953 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 40 72 |
| Population: | 11,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01875 |
Tranent is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, lying roughly ten miles east of Edinburgh on the edge of the old coalfield and close to the coast at Cockenzie and Port Seton. It began as a market and mining settlement and still shows that mix of stone-built streets, industrial heritage such as the nearby Prestongrange estate and early waggonways used to move coal, alongside more recent housing that has made it a commuter base for the capital.
The town has a strong local identity rooted in its mining past and in the social history of the area - notably the 1797 protest against impressment, often referred to as the Tranent Riot, which remains a defining episode in local memory. Today Tranent combines that heritage with community life, modest retail provision and easy access to coastal walks and museums around Prestonpans, so industrial history sits alongside modern suburban living.
Postcode districts covering Tranent
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 10.3 miles
- Livingston 22.9 miles
- Dunfermline 20.8 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 14.3 miles
- Glenrothes 19.6 miles
- Musselburgh 3.7 miles
- Bonnyrigg 7.8 miles
- Penicuik 12.6 miles
- Broxburn 20.4 miles
- Rosyth 19.5 miles
- Mayfield 6.4 miles
- Dalkeith 5.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry Ward 0.8 miles
- Elphinstone Place 1.5 miles
- Prestonpans Place 1.5 miles
- Preston, Seton and Gosford Ward 1.9 miles
- Cockenzie Place 1.9 miles
- Macmerry Place 2 miles
- Ormiston Place 2.2 miles
- Wallyford Place 2.3 miles
- Longniddry Place 3.1 miles
- Pencaitland Place 3.4 miles
- Whitecraig Place 3.6 miles
- Musselburgh Place 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Tranent
EH33 2NX, EH33 1AZ, EH33 2PW, EH33 2AU, EH33 1BF, EH33 2DL, EH33 2LA, EH33 2JH, EH33 2JJ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 16.3 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 57.5 miles
- Prestonpans Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Wallyford Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Tranent Ad
- Best Western Kings Manor Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Arden House 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Edinburgh A1 - Musselburgh 3 3.4 miles
- Travel Inn Edinburgh Inveresk 3.5 miles
- Ravelston House 4.3 miles
- Old Town Chambers, Autograph Collection 5 9.2 miles
- Ocean Mist Leith 4 8.7 miles
- The Lodge at Craigielaw and Golf Courses 5.4 miles
- The Balmoral Hotel 5 9.2 miles
- CODE - The Court, Edinburgh 4 9.2 miles
Schools in Tranent
- Ross High School Secondary
- Sanderson's Wynd Primary School Primary
- St Martin's RC Primary School Primary
- Windygoul Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Musselburgh Racecourse Recreation 3.4 miles
- Gosford House Estate 4.4 miles
- Newhailes Country house 4.9 miles
- Oxenfoord Castle Estate 5.3 miles
- Dalkeith House Estate 5.3 miles
- Dalkeith Palace Historic site 5.4 miles
- Newbattle Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Newbattle Abbey College 6.1 miles
- Portobello Beach Beach 6.2 miles
- Melville Castle Historic site 6.3 miles
- Scottish Mining Museum Museum 7.2 miles
- Coalstoun House Estate 7.4 miles