OS grid reference NT368722 Council area East Lothian Country Scotland Population 2,431 (2001 census) | Civil parish Inveresk Lieutenancy area East Lothian Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Saturday 6:13 AM | |
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Wallyford is a village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is close to the larger town of Musselburgh and approximately 7 miles east of Edinburgh.
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Map of Wallyford, Musselburgh, UK
Amenities
Wallyford has a station on the Edinburgh to North Berwick railway line, operated by Abellio ScotRail. A ParknRide facility houses this station. There are excellent bus services. It has a primary/nursery school, playgroup, community centre, church, library, post office, social club/groups and a few small convenience stores and takeaways. An industrial estate houses several small businesses. The village was initially populated by coal miners and later grew as an overspill/commuter town for workers in Musselburgh and Edinburgh. A tribute to the miners can be found marked on a stone through the main road (Salters Road) of the village. There has been a major investment in the area which has resulted in the building of many private homes. Excavation is now underway for further expansion of the village to create a new town centre, school and housing. The village is overlooked by the restored Fa'side Castle which was destroyed by the English after the Battle of Pinkie in 1546.
Famous Residents
Victorian writer Margaret Oliphant was born in Wallyford on 4 April 1828. Among her best-known works were Katie Stewart, The Carlingford Chronicles and Tales of the Seen and Unseen. She died in Wimbledon on 25 June 1897 and was buried in Eton Cemetery near Windsor.
Willie Park, Sr., the first and four-time winner of the Open Championship in golf, was born in Wallyford on 30 June 1833 and died on 25 July 1903.
Former footballer and football manager Jock Wallace, Jr. was born in Wallyford on 6 September 1935. He went on to have a glittering career as manager of Rangers.