Dunbar
Dunbar
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 Dunbar Town House and mercat cross, High Street | |
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| Area | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population | 10,777 (2022) |
| • Density | 3,580/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NT678789 |
| • Edinburgh | 26 mi (42 km) |
| • London | 325 mi (523 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNBAR |
| Postcode district | EH42 |
| Dialling code | 01368 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Dunbar (/dʌnˈbɑːr/ ⓘ) is a coastal town and former royal burgh on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Edinburgh and 30 miles (48 km) from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It had a population of 10,777 in 2022.
The town got its name to an ecclesiastical and civil parish. The parish extends around 7+3⁄4 miles (12 km) east to west and is 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) deep at its greatest extent, or 11+1⁄4 sq mi (29 km2), and contains the villages of West Barns, Belhaven.
Dunbar has a harbour, dating from 1574, and is home to the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the second-oldest RNLI station in Scotland. The Dunbar Primary School and Dunbar Grammar School opened in the 1950s and 1960s respectively. The town is the birthplace of the explorer, naturalist, and influential conservationist John Muir.