Static Image Name: | Derelict industrial building, Easthouses.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Derelict industrial building on former colliery land |
Official Name: | Easthouses |
Country: | Scotland |
Os Grid Reference: | NT344655 |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.879°N -3.049°W |
Post Town: | DALKEITH |
Postcode Area: | EH |
Postcode District: | EH22 4 |
Dial Code: | 0131 |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Midlothian North and Musselburgh |
Easthouses is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, lying to the east of Newtongrange and south of Dalkeith. It forms the northern extension of the settlement of Mayfield, with which it is closely associated; the two communities have a combined population of around 7,900.[1]
Primarily based on public housing, Easthouses developed in the 1920s to accommodate miners for the nearby Easthouses Colliery, many of whom relocated from the west of Scotland. The settlement was significantly extended in the 1950s. Employment has diversified since the closure of local mines, with many of the population now commuting to Edinburgh.
The Easthouses Parish Church (built 1954) is of minor architectural interest.