Bonnyrigg

Bonnyrigg

"For the Sydney suburb of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Bonnyrigg, New South Wales."

Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, eight miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Edinburgh city centre. The town had a population of 11,260 in the 1991 census which has risen to 14,457 according to the 2001 census.cite web |date=2001-04-21 |url=http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=bonnyrigg&mainLevel=Locality |title=Comparative Population Profile: Bonnyrigg Locality Scotland |publisher=General Register for Scotland |accessdate=2007-03-01] Along with Lasswade, Bonnyrigg is a twin town with St-Cyr-L'Ecole, France.

History

Early maps of the locality show different spellings of the name Bonnyrigg. In 1766, a village called "Bannockrigg", is shown on maps, then, in 1815, the spelling changes to "Bannocrig". This spelling remains until 1854, when, for some unknown reason, the spelling changes to the now familiar Bonnyrigg.

In 1865, the villages of Bonnyrigg, Red Row, Polton Street, Hillhead and Broomieknowe combined to form the burgh of Bonnyrigg, and then, in 1881, the village of Lasswade and part of Broomieknowe combined to form the burgh of Lasswade. In 1929 the two burghs joined together to form the burgh of Bonnyrigg & Lasswade. This burgh lasted for 45 years until it was abolished in 1974/75, when local government changes were introduced. Bonnyrigg was a mining village until the 1920s, while its carpet factory was demolished in 1994. The village centre mostly dates from the 19th century, though buildings at the main crossroads were rebuilt in the 1960s.cite web |date=1994-09-08 |url=http://www.bonnyrigglasswadehistory.org.uk/brief_history.htm |title=Bonnyrigg & Lasswade Local History Society |publisher=Neil K Stewart |accessdate=2007-01-05] In 2006, Bonnyrigg town centre benefited from £1.5m of environmental improvements. Natural stone paving replaced the existing concrete paving slabs in areas across the town centre and new street lighting and furniture were installed.

Transport

Bonnyrigg lies on the B704 (High Street), A6094 (Polton Street), B704 (Dundas Street) and the A6094 (Lothian Street). The most common bus service is the Lothian Buses 31 service which goes to East Craigs via Princes Street. There is also the 41 First Buses Midlothian Ltd..

Other main roads serving Bonnyrigg are:

*A6094 - leads NW towards Dalkeith.

The planned reestablishment of the Waverley Railway Line will help link Bonnyrigg to the national rail network via the nearby station at Eskbank. The rail link is opening soon and should be linked to the Forth Rail Bridge in 2011. This has so far cost £1.35m.

port

Football

Bonnyrigg is home to the junior football club [Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C.|Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic] . No longer have there changing rooms as they were burned down in September 2008.

Golf

The local golf course is Broomieknowe Golf Club.

ee also

* Lasswade
* Dalhousie Castle

References

External links

* [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=bonnyrigg&sll=53.098145,-2.443696&sspn=8.662005,19.423828&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=11&ll=55.905345,-3.090591&spn=0.12625,0.528717&om=1&iwloc=addr Bonnyrigg - Google Maps]


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