Prestonpans
Prestonpans is a little fishing community east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. Given that the 2001 census recorded the population as 7,153, new houses have drawn lots of new residents. It is the site of the Battle of Prestonpans, combated in 1745, and also has history dating from the eleventh century. The town's important historical design consists of Preston Tower and the doocot and the local Mercat Cross, which is the just one of its kind in Scotland which stays in its original kind and area. Prestonpans is "Scotland's Mural Town", with several murals showing local background. In 2006, Prestonpans as well as the neighbouring towns of Cockenzie, Port Seton and also Longniddry were twinned with the town of Barga, Tuscany, Italy. In 2010, the Prestonpans Tapestry was completed and has been exploring Scotland as well as England. In October 2011, Prestonpans was granted Fairtrade Town standing.