In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Leadburn like this:
Leadburn, a hamlet on the southern verge of Penicuik parish, Edinburghshire, contiguous to the Peeblesshire boundary, 3 miles S of Penicuik town. It has an inn, a post office, and a station on the Peebles section of the North British railway at the junction of the branch to Dolphinton, 17½ miles S of Edinburgh.—Ord. Sur., sh. 24, 1864.
Leadburn through time
Leadburn is now part of Midlothian district. Click here for graphs and data of how Midlothian has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Leadburn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leadburn in Midlothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22200
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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