West Lothian (Scots: Wast Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geographically by the Avon to the west and the Almond to the east. The modern council area occupies a larger area than the historic county. It was reshaped following local government reforms in 1975: some areas in the west were transferred to Falkirk; some areas in the east were transferred to Edinburgh; and some areas that had formerly been part of Midlothian were added to West Lothian.
West Lothian lies on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and is predominantly rural, though there were extensive coal, iron, and shale oil mining operations in the 19th and 20th centuries. These created distinctive red-spoil heaps (locally known as "bings") throughout the council area. The old county town was the royal burgh of Linlithgow, but the largest town (and the second largest town in the Lothian region after Edinburgh) is now Livingston. Other large towns in the county include Bathgate (a town with medieval origins that developed extensively during the industrial revolution) and the historic mining settlements of Armadale, Fauldhouse, Whitburn, West Calder, Uphall, and Broxburn.
WestLothian (Scots: Wast Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The...
The WestLothian question, also known as the English question, is a political issue in the United Kingdom. It concerns the question of whether members...
into three counties—Midlothian, East Lothian, and WestLothian—leading to the popular designation of "the Lothians". The origin of the name is debated...
Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and WestLothian Council 1%. Lothian operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh...
twentieth century. It bordered WestLothian to the west, Lanarkshire, Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire to the south, and East Lothian, Berwickshire and Roxburghshire...
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was born in Bathgate, WestLothian, where she grew up. She went to school at St. Kentigern's Academy, Blackburn in WestLothian. She is of Irish descent...
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town in WestLothian, Scotland, 5 miles (8 km) west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Linlithgow, Livingston, and West Calder...
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Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and WestLothian Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh...
six in number: Glasgow and Strathkelvin Grampian, Highland and Islands Lothian and Borders North Strathclyde South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway...
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