Polton
Human settlement in Scotland
- Lasswade
- Midlothian
- Midlothian
- Midlothian
- Midlothian North and Musselburgh
Polton is a village located in Lasswade parish, Midlothian, Scotland, anciently a superiority of the Ramsay family, cadets of Dalhousie. In 1618 David Ramsay of Polton was in possession. (See: Analecta Scotica, Edinburgh, 1834).
Notable residents
- Thomas de Quincey the English writer, lived here in the latter part of his life, until his death in 1859.
- Charles Thomas Clough an eminent geologist, lived at St Ann's Mount, Polton with his family
See also
- Polton railway station
- Esk Valley Railway (Scotland)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polton.
- Vision of Britain - History of Polton in Midlothian
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