Cranston is a parish of Midlothian, Scotland, lying 4+1⁄4 miles (6.8 kilometres) south-east of Dalkeith.

[1][2] The parish is in the northern part of the Tynewater Community Council area [3] and includes the villages of Edgehead, Pathhead, Midlothian and Ford, and the mansions of Oxenfoord Castle and Preston Hall.

[4] In a northern salient of the parish, almost detached from the rest, lies the village of Cousland.

[2] The parish church was built at the expense of General Sir John Dalrymple, of Oxenfoord, replacing the previous church which was in the old burial grounds south of Oxenfoord Castle's gardens.

[6] A Parochial Board was established under the Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845.