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ABERLADY, village and parish on north-west coast of Haddingtonshire. The village stands 3 miles west-by-north of Drem railway station, is a sea-bathing resort, and has a post office, with money order department, under Longniddry, an Established church, a United Presbyterian church, and a public school with about 185 scholars. Pop. 438. The parish is 3f miles long, and 3J miles broad. Acres, 4319. Real property in 1880-81, 11,270. Pop. 1000. The surface rises veiy slowly from the shore, and looks to be almost flat, yet presents a rich appearance. Gosford House, the seat of the Earl of Wemyss, and Ballencrieff, the seat of Lord Elibank, are chief features. Aberlady Bay, taking name from the parish, is an encurvature from Gullane Point, past Prestonpans, Musselburgh, and Portobello, to Leith.
