Prestongrange

Prestongrange

Prestongrange is a place in East Lothian, Scotland, UK, situated between Musselburgh to the west, and Prestonpans in the east.

The placename derives from "Preston", meaning "priest's town", and a grange (or granary) which was worked by the Cistercian monks of Newbattle Abbey.

In the 16th century the Morison family owned the Prestongrange lands. Their name survives in the present-day Morrison's Haven, the harbour of Prestongrange.

In the early 17th century, Mark Ker took possession of the lands from the abbey, and after the Grant Suttie family took over, the Prestongrange Colliery was no longer productive and fell into disuse.

In 1830, Sir George Grant Suttie leased Prestongrange Colliery to Matthias Dunn, the Inspector of Mines.

ee also

*Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
*Prestongrange House, now the headquarters of the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
*Prestongrange Parish Church
*William Grant, Lord Prestongrange
*List of places in East Lothian

External links

* [http://www.battleofprestonpans1745.org/core-files/archive/!preston1.pdf PDF document on Prestongrange House by Sonia Baker]
* [http://www.prestoungrange.org Prestoungrange Online website]
* [http://www.prestoungrange.org/pcap/ Prestongrange Community Archaeology Project]
* [http://www.prestongrange-church.org.uk Prestongrange Parish Church website]
* [http://www.prestongrange.net Prestongrange Bowling & Social Club website]


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