OS grid reference NT384619 Country Scotland Post town PATHHEAD Local time Friday 3:34 PM Council area Midlothian UK parliament constituency Midlothian | Civil parish Crichton Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district EH37 Dialling code 01875 Lieutenancy area Midlothian | |
 | ||
Weather 5°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 86% Humidity Scottish parliament Midlothian North and Musselburgh | ||
Crichton is a small village and parish in Midlothian, Scotland, around 2 mi (3 km) south of Pathhead and the same distance east of Gorebridge.
Map of Crichton, Pathhead, UK
The second element of the name is clearly from the Old English word tūn 'farm, settlement'. The first element is less certain, however, and could be from Gaelic crioch 'border' or Cumbric craig 'rock'.
To the west of the village is the 15th-century parish church, formerly a collegiate church, established by William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1439 to 1453. To the south of the church is Crichton Castle, begun in the late 14th century by William's father John de Crichton and featuring a fine 16th-century Italianate courtyard façade.
The civil parish has a population of 1,223 in 2011.