Edgehead is situated east of Dewartown and Mayfield, north-west of Pathhead and south-east of Dalkeith.

[1] The village developed along the long straight Roman road Dere Street, and remains linear in nature.

Around 1930 ownership transferred to the Fordel Mains (Midlothian) Colliery Company, and it became part of the National Coal Board in 1949 and was closed in 1959.

[3] However it has since been closed following the opening of a number of new primary schools in Midlothian and the site sold for redevelopment.

[1] The village is served by Borders Buses bus routes 51 (Edinburgh-Jedburgh) and 52 (Edinburgh-Kelso), which combine to provide an hourly service in each direction Monday to Saturday daytimes.