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Midlothian, Virginia is an unincorporated place located in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was named for the early coal mining enterprises of the Wooldridge brothers who came from the mining villages of East Lothian and West Lothian near Edinburgh, Scotland. In a compromise, the new venture was called Mid-Lothian. It produced the first commercially-mined coal in the United States.

In modern times, the widespread Midlothian area is considered a suburb of the independent city of Richmond in the Richmond-Petersburg region. In the 20th century, as the residential area around Richmond grew, Midlothian evolved into an area of many middle class and upper-middle class neighborhoods. Midlothian was ranked #37 in CNNMoney's list of The Best Places to Live 2005.

Chesterfield County Historic Landmarks in the Midlothian area include:
Bellgrade, 11500 West Huguenot Road
Trabue’s Tavern, 11940 Old Buckingham Road
Hallsborough Tavern, 16300 Midlothian Turnpike
Ivymount, 14111 Midlothian Turnpike
Chesterfield Museum
An exhibit on local mining history in the Chesterfield Museum includes a length of iron rail from the incline railway, first in Virginia.

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