West Barns
West Barns is a small village in East Lothian, Scotland.[2][3] It lies 2 miles west of Dunbar and approximately 28 miles east of Edinburgh. It is close to John Muir Country Park and Belhaven Bay. For many years, it was home to the West Barns Inn and is still home to the West Barns Bowling Club. It was home to a major John Deere farm machinery dealership, that moved to Haddington in 2017,[4] the site being taken over by the Thistly Cross Cider Company.[5] There is also a local amateur football team, West Barns Star. Children of primary-school age attend West Barns Primary, after which they will go to Dunbar Grammar School.
Road through West Barns
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  West Barns  West Barns Location within Scotland | |
| Population | 630 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT655779 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNBAR |
| Postcode district | EH42 |
| Dialling code | 01368 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
References
- "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 67 Duns, Dunbar & Eyemouth (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228760.
- Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- "Sherriff extends John Deere dealership area". profi. 20 March 2018.
- "About Us". Thistly Cross.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Barns.
- Canmore - West Barns Mains (Neolithic) site record
- Canmore - West Barns, Edinburgh Road, Distillery site record
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