Dewartown

Dewartown
The road through Dewartown
Dewartown is located in Midlothian
Dewartown
Dewartown
Location within Midlothian
OS grid referenceNT377640
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOREBRIDGE
Postcode districtEH23
Dialling code01875
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55°51′58″N 2°59′42″W / 55.866°N 2.995°W / 55.866; -2.995

Dewartown is a small hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland (near Pathhead and Mayfield).

Its name relates to the Dewar family who owned the nearby Vogrie House and Estate which is now in Vogrie Country Park. The village is reputed to have had five public houses during the 19th century, providing for the many farm workers, miners and house staff from the local community. Dewartown is still not listed on many maps, despite the fact a number of the cottages date back to the early 18th century. Signs erected in the late 1990s depicted the village as 'Dewarton', rather than 'Dewartown'. These were replaced with the latter spelling, despite the fact both spellings are competent, the former being a regional contraction, vis 'ton' meaning 'town'.

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