ormistonvillage

	The word Ormiston is derived from a half mythical Saxon settler called 'Orm'. The family 'Orme' having possession of the land during the twelve and thirteenth centuries, hence the name of Ormiston. Ormiston or 'Ormistoun' as it was formerly called is not an uncommon surname. The latter part of the name formally spelt 'toun', is likely to descend from its Scottish meaning as 'farmstead' or 'farm and outbuildings,' rather than the meaning 'town.'Ormiston itself stands on the north bank of the River Tyne, at an elevation of about 276 ft. consisting chiefly of a broad open straight Main Street with a row of double story houses along each side. The road now snakes through the village and crosses two bridges, one over the now redundant railway route and the other narrow bridge is located over the river. Located south of Tranent. Scotland's first planned village, Ormiston, was built in 1735 on the model of an English village by one of the initiators of the Agricultural Revolution, John Cockburn of Ormiston (1685-1758). Using strict guidelines for its appearance he put housing for artisans and cottage industries (spinning and weaving) around the original 'mill hamlet'. When he did not achieve the expected return on his investment he sold it to the Earl of Hopetoun in 1747. The linen trade became a failure and by 1811 the distillery shut down. A brewery and one of Scotland's first bleachfields were also built here as well. Ormiston later became a mining village. Ormiston Hall was built for Cockburn (1745-48) and was later extended for the Earl of Hopetoun. The remains of the pre-Reformation St Giles Parish Church can still be seen. The 15th-century pre-Reformation Mercat Cross, unusual for its truly cruciform shape is situated in the village "Main Street". There is a monument to the missionary Robert Moffat who was born here. The reforming preacher George Wishart was captured by Bothwell while hiding at Ormiston Hall in 1545.

The word Ormiston is derived from a half mythical Saxon settler called 'Orm'. The family 'Orme' having possession of the land during the twelve and thirteenth centuries, hence the name of Ormiston. Ormiston or 'Ormistoun' as it was formerly called is not an uncommon surname. The latter part of the name formally spelt 'toun', is likely to descend from its Scottish meaning as 'farmstead' or 'farm and outbuildings,' rather than the meaning 'town.'Ormiston itself stands on the north bank of the River Tyne, at an elevation of about 276 ft. consisting chiefly of a broad open straight Main Street with a row of double story houses along each side.

The road now snakes through the village and crosses two bridges, one over the now redundant railway route and the other narrow bridge is located over the river. Located south of Tranent. Scotland's first planned village, Ormiston, was built in 1735 on the model of an English village by one of the initiators of the Agricultural Revolution, John Cockburn of Ormiston (1685-1758). Using strict guidelines for its appearance he put housing for artisans and cottage industries (spinning and weaving) around the original 'mill hamlet'. When he did not achieve the expected return on his investment he sold it to the Earl of Hopetoun in 1747. The linen trade became a failure and by 1811 the distillery shut down. A brewery and one of Scotland's first bleachfields were also built here as well. Ormiston later became a mining village.

Ormiston Hall was built for Cockburn (1745-48) and was later extended for the Earl of Hopetoun. The remains of the pre-Reformation St Giles Parish Church can still be seen. The 15th-century pre-Reformation Mercat Cross, unusual for its truly cruciform shape is situated in the village "Main Street". There is a monument to the missionary Robert Moffat who was born here. The reforming preacher George Wishart was captured by Bothwell while hiding at Ormiston Hall in 1545.