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Prestonpans

[ pres-tuhn-panz ]

noun

  1. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745.


Prestonpans

/ ˌprɛstənˈpænz /

noun

  1. a small town and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian on the Firth of Forth: scene of the battle (1745) in which the Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward defeated government forces under Sir John Cope. Pop: 7153 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans, East Lothian, is among the schools which have been harder hit.

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The 79-year-old ,from Prestonpans, was in ERI for four weeks after she fainted in the shower at her home and spent the night on the floor of the cubicle.

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At the same time, Antonelli had been assaulting children at Prestonpans Primary School.

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Thirty-three months and four fights later, he has them all - and the Prestonpans fighter throws every belt on the line against an undefeated Jack Catterall at a packed Hydro this weekend.

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Joseph Ray admitted violently shaking two-month-old Ava at their flat in Prestonpans, East Lothian, in 2012.

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