Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland

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Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland is a small rural village in southeastern Scotland known for its historic parish church and as the birthplace of Presbyterian minister and American Founding Father John Witherspoon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
administrativeArea East Lothian Council area
birthplaceOf John Witherspoon
country Scotland
governingBody East Lothian Council area
surface form: East Lothian Council
hasAmenity local shops
primary school
pubs
village green
hasCharacteristic rural
small settlement
hasDialCode 01620
hasFeature surrounding farmland
woodland nearby
hasHistoricAssociation Church of Scotland parish
hasNearbyLandmark Yester Castle
Yester House
hasNotablePerson John Witherspoon
hasPostcodeDistrict EH41
hasPostTown Haddington
hasReligiousBuilding parish church of Gifford
hasReligiousDenomination Presbyterian tradition
hasTransport local bus services
knownFor birthplace of John Witherspoon
historic parish church
locatedIn East Lothian
southeastern Scotland
locatedOn Gifford Water
near Haddington
surface form: Haddington, East Lothian
parliamentaryConstituency East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
partOf United Kingdom
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
scottishParliamentConstituency East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
surface form: East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
traditionalCounty East Lothian

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John Witherspoon placeOfBirth Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland