North Berwick
North Berwick is a seaside community as well as former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 20 miles (32 kilometres) east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a trendy holiday resort in the nineteenth century due to its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay and the West Bay, and also continues to bring in holidaymakers. Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to visitors. The size as well as population of the community remained relatively consistent until the 1970s, whereupon housebuilding began in earnest around the perimeter of the community, first to the south (1950s-- 70s), after that a series of major developments to the west (1980s-present) along the line of the railway. There is broach further developments concentrating on "budget friendly housing" on the south side of the town. While the population could not have really "exploded", residence rates have. North Berwick regularly appears at the top of national house cost surveys, as well as like-for-like rates are comparable to Edinburgh. North Berwick was provided as one of the most costly seaside community in Scotland in 2006, and was 2nd to St. Andrews in 2009.
