Musselburgh

town in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Place town Q37718
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Musselburgh

Summary

Musselburgh is a town[1]. Musselburgh ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Musselburgh is located in East Lothian[3].
  • Musselburgh is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Musselburgh is on the body of water River Esk[5].
  • Musselburgh's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Musselburgh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rosignano Marittimo[7].
  • Musselburgh's postal code is recorded as EH21[8].
  • Musselburgh's Commons category is recorded as Musselburgh[9].
  • Musselburgh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[10].
  • Musselburgh's OS grid reference is recorded as NT345726[11].
  • Musselburgh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.941944444444445, 'lon': -3.0541666666666667}[12].
  • Musselburgh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Musselburgh[13].
  • Musselburgh has a population of {'amount': '+20840'}[14].
  • Musselburgh's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Musselburgh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Musselburgh's list of monuments is recorded as list of listed buildings in Musselburgh, East Lothian[17].
  • Musselburgh's category for people born here is recorded as Q32390039[18].
  • Musselburgh's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Musselburgh[19].
  • Musselburgh covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.42'}[20].
  • Musselburgh's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[21].

Body

Geography

Musselburgh is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Musselburgh is located in East Lothian[3]. Musselburgh is on the body of water River Esk[5].

Physical Characteristics

Musselburgh covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.42'}[20]. Musselburgh has a population of {'amount': '+20840'}[14].

Designation and Status

Musselburgh's instance of is recorded as town[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Musselburgh include Musselburgh railway station[22], a railway station[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1988[25].

Why It Matters

Musselburgh ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2] Musselburgh has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Musselburgh is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for Musselburgh include Musselburgh railway station[22], a railway station[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1988[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of town, small burgh
    Country United Kingdom
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.42'}
    Yale lux id place/60512da3-97d4-44f8-a8b0-0f9a9c877d59
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