Blackburn (West Lothian)
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 53 ′ N , 3 ° 37 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 5338 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | BATHGATE | ||
| ZIP code section | EH47 | ||
| prefix | 01506 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | West Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | Livingston | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Linlithgow | ||
Blackburn is a village in the center of the Scottish Council Area West Lothian or in the traditional county of Linlithgowshire . It is located not far from Bathgate , about eight kilometers south-west of Livingston and south of Linlithgow am Almond .
history
The village developed with the textile spinning mill. To the east of Blackburn, the mansion Blackburn House was probably built in 1771 . In the middle of the 19th century coal was mined around Blackburn. The politically induced increase in the attractiveness of life in the greater Glasgow area with the emergence of various planned cities increased the attractiveness of Blackburn, also through jobs in the nearby Bathgate . In particular, the closure of the British Leyland factory ended the upward trend.
In 1861 there were 758 people in Blackburn. After the population had risen to 7,636 by 1971, it declined by 2001. In 2011, 5,338 people lived in Blackburn again.
traffic
The A705 (Livingston– Whitburn ) touches Blackburn on the southern edge. Several A-roads are within reach, including the A71 ( Edinburgh - Irvine ) and the A89 ( Glasgow - Newbridge ). The M8 touches Blackburn on the northern edge. With the Edinburgh Airport is an international airport located about 16 kilometers north-east.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Blackburn House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census data
literature
- Sybil Cavanagh, Blackburn: The Story of West Lothian's Cotton and Coal Town, December 1, 2006, LUATH PR LTD, ISBN 978-1-905222-40-7 .
