Editing East Lothian (section)

===Early history===

Following the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, Lothian was populated by Brythonic-speaking [[Ancient Britons]] and formed part of the kingdom of the [[Gododdin]], within the [[Hen Ogledd]] or Old North. In the 7th century, all of the Gododdin's territory fell to the Angles, with Lothian becoming part of the kingdom of [[Bernicia]].

Bernicia united into the [[Kingdom of Northumbria]] which itself became part of the early [[Kingdom of England]]. Lothian came under the control of the Scottish monarchy in the 10th century.

The earliest reference to the [[shires of Scotland|shire]] of Haddington, or Haddingtonshire, occurred in the 12th century, in two charters issued by [[David I of Scotland|King David]]. The shire covered the eastern part of Lothian.