Livingston (West Lothian)
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Livingston Scottish Gaelic Baile Lèibhinn Scots Leivinstoun Baile Dhùn Lèibhe (Baile Dhùnlèibhe) |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 54 ′ N , 3 ° 31 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 56,269 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | LIVINGSTON | ||
| ZIP code section | EH53, EH54 | ||
| prefix | 01506 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Lieutenancy Area | West Lothian | ||
| Council area | West Lothian | ||
| British Parliament | Livingston | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Almond Valley | ||
| Website: West Lothian Council | |||
Livingston is a planned town in West Lothian in central Scotland , of which it is the most populous parish and administrative center. As New Town , Livingston was populated in 1962 and from 1966 around the historic village of the same name, which has been called Livingston Village since then , whose verifiable historical continuity dates back to the 12th century. The city is located around 25 km west of Edinburgh and 50 km east of Glasgow and has a population of 56,269. Including the surrounding areas, Livingston's population as an urban region is 63,160 people (2008).
location
Livingston is about three miles south of the Firth of Forth . Neighboring parishes are Bathgate and Broxburn . The River Almond flows through the city and flows into the sea near Edinburgh.
history
Originally there was a village of Livingston, founded in the 12th century on the site of the later town, which was named after a Flemish merchant DeLeving. The ending -ton stands for town '[residential] place'. The merchant bought land here under King David I and later built a tower, of which, however, nothing has survived. The area remained agricultural until the 20th century.
After the end of the Second World War, New Towns were designed around the larger cities of the United Kingdom, which were supposed to provide a solution for the sometimes cramped living conditions in the British cities. Livingston was assigned the task of relieving Edinburgh and Glasgow. For this purpose, an urban development company, the Livingston Development Corporation, was set up. It was ensured that above all modern technology companies settled here. BSkyB maintained its largest call center here. Later on, retail trade and healthcare dominated the city. The construction of the city was in the hands of the Livingston Development Corporation until the 1990s, before responsibility was transferred to the West Lothian Council. The last major development project of the Livingston Development Corporation was the construction of the Almondvale Stadium, home of Livingston FC. In the meantime, the city has also received two neighboring shopping centers, the "Almondvale Shopping Center" and the "McArthur Glenn Designer Outlet Center", which are connected by an extension to consolidate its status as Scotland's largest shopping center and a campus for West Lothian College.
traffic
Livingston has direct access to the M8 ( Glasgow - Edinburgh ) motorway , which runs north of the city. The city also has two train stations: Livingston South on the Edinburgh-Glasgow line via Shotts , and Livingston North on the Edinburgh-Bathgate line.
education
In addition to the college mentioned, there are 17 elementary schools and 5 high schools in the city.
Sports
The city is home to the football club Livingston FC , which plays in the Scottish Premiership , the top football league in Scotland. Livingston is also home to the Livingston Rugby Football Club, two swimming teams and a hockey club.
Town twinning
- Hochsauerlandkreis , North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Grapevine , Texas (USA)
Born in Livingston
- Peter Wright (* 1970), professional dart player and PDC world champion 2020
Web links
- Livingston portal with well-illustrated images, livingstoni.co.uk (English)
- Information page with texts including history and local activities (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ Population overview Scotland ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , gro-scotland.gov.uk; accessed on July 24, 2011 (Excel file; English; 46 kB)
- ↑ Livingston . In: The Internet Surname Database (surnamedb.com); accessed on June 1, 2016.
