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 miles16.6 km
- Livingston 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Dunfermline 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Glenrothes 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Musselburgh 3.7 miles6 km
- Bonnyrigg 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Penicuik 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Broxburn 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Rosyth 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Mayfield 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Dalkeith 5.6 miles9 km
Neighbouring places
- Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Elphinstone Place 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Prestonpans Place 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Preston, Seton and Gosford Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Cockenzie Place 1.9 miles3 km
- Macmerry Place 2 miles3.3 km
- Ormiston Place 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wallyford Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Longniddry Place 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Pencaitland Place 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Whitecraig Place 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Musselburgh Place 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Tranent
EH33 1DA, EH33 2NZ, EH33 1NJ, EH33 2HB, EH33 2DZ, EH33 2AT, EH33 2NT, EH33 2BG, EH33 2EA … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Glasgow International Airport 57.5 miles92.6 km
- Prestonpans Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Wallyford Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Tranent Ad
- Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Leddie 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Prestonfield House 5 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Ocean Mist Leith 4 8.7 miles14 km
- Hotel Ceilidh-Donia 3 8.4 miles13.4 km
- 21212 5 8.9 miles14.4 km
- 24 Royal Terrace 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Melville Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Witchery by the Castle 5 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Market Street Hotel 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
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 miles5.4 km
- Gosford House Estate 4.4 miles7 km
- Newhailes Country house 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Oxenfoord Castle Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Dalkeith House Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Dalkeith Palace Historic site 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Newbattle Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Newbattle Abbey College 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Portobello Beach Beach 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Melville Castle Historic site 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Scottish Mining Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Coalstoun House Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km