Dalkeith
Dalkeith is a community in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and also a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith expanded southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (currently Dalkeith Palace). Dalkeith has a population of 12,342 people according to the 2011 census. The community is divided into 4 distinctive areas: Dalkeith appropriate with its town centre as well as historic core, with Eskbank to its west. and also Woodburn to its eastern. Eskbank is the prosperous district of Dalkeith with several large Victorian and also more recent homes. To the south of Eskbank is Newbattle with its abbey. Woodburn is a functioning class council estate. Dalkeith is the main administrative centre for Midlothian. It is twinned with Jarnac, France. In 2004, Midlothian Council re-paved Jarnac Court in honour of Dalkeith as well as Jarnac's long standing web link. There is an estate called Thornybank on the edge of Dalkeith near the industrial estate beyond which is the newly constructed Dalkeith School - real estate the secondary schools of Dalkeith and also St David's Roman Catholic High School.
