Stadiums · Central Scotland
Pennypit Park
Pennypit Park — stadium in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Prestonpans · 0.8 km
About
Pennypit Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "stadium in East Lothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9573°, -2.9864°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Pennypit Park is a sports complex located in the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian in Scotland. It consists of two sports fields, one for association football and the other rugby union. It is the home of East of Scotland Football League club Preston Athletic F.C. and rugby union club Preston Lodge RFC. It has a capacity of 1,500 with 313 seats.
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Background
History
Pennypit Park was constructed after Preston Links Park was bought by the South of Scotland Electricity Board in order to build Cockenzie power station. In return, Pennypit Park was constructed over an old coal pit dating to 1202. The name came from miners in the area who were earning a penny a shift working there so it became known as "The Penny Pit". The ground has been used to host the Scotland Development XV rugby team and Rugby tens. Preston Lodge used to have their clubhouse at Pennypit Park following the sale of their old clubhouse at Rope Walk. In 2013, they moved their social space from Pennypit Park to Prestongrange Bowling Club after purchasing their clubhouse. In 2013, a Scottish…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9573, -2.9864
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH32 9NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
- Nearest railway station
- Prestonpans — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16632672 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pennypit Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pennypit (geograph 3817256).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pennypit Park?
- Pennypit Park is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9573°, -2.9864°. The nearest railway station is Prestonpans, around 0.8 km away.