Torphiches

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Torphiches
Scottish Gaelic Tòrr Fhèichin
Torphichen market square
Torphichen market square
Coordinates 55 ° 56 ′  N , 3 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 56 ′  N , 3 ° 39 ′  W
Torphichen (Scotland)
Torphiches
Torphiches
Residents 575 2011 census
administration
Post town BATHGATE
ZIP code section EH48
prefix 01506
Part of the country Scotland
Council area West Lothian
British Parliament Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Scottish Parliament Linlithgow

Torphichen ( Gaelic : Tòrr Fhèichin, also Tòrr Fhitheachan) is a village in the northwest of the Scottish Council Area West Lothian or in the traditional county of Linlithgowshire . It is located about seven kilometers southeast of Grangemouth and ten kilometers northwest of Livingston . To the northeast rises the small chain of Torphichen Hills .

history

The name comes from Gaelic or Britannic and can possibly be translated as "Fechin's hill".

The Scottish King David I left the lands to the Order of Malta in the 12th century. In the same century, construction began on the Torphichen Preceptory , the Order of Malta's only commander in Scotland. At most, fragments of the buildings are still preserved today, which reflect the dimensions of the once extensive complex.

In the past, limestone and sandstone were mined in the vicinity of Torphichen . Iron and silver ores can also be found, but they are not mineable.

In the 19th century, more than 350 people lived in Torphichen. The population increased in the second half of the 20th century. As part of the 2011 census survey, 575 inhabitants were counted.

traffic

The B792 is Torphichen's main thoroughfare. With the M8 and M9 , two motorways can be reached within five kilometers. Furthermore, the A89 ( Glasgow - Newgate ), the A706 , the A800 and the A801 run in the same radius . The Edinburgh Airport located 16 kilometers to the east.

Personalities

Henry Bell (April 7, 1767 - March 14, 1830), engineer. He introduced the first commercially successful steamship, the Comet , in Europe.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LearnGaelic - Dictionary. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
  2. ^ Gaelic Place Names of Scotland - Torphichen. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Rann Aich at Stor-data Briathrachais Gàidhlig. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
  4. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  5. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  6. ↑ Iain Mac Tàilleir: Place-names. (PDF) Scottish Parliament, p. 113 , accessed April 15, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Entry on Torphichen Preceptory  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  9. ↑ Torphichen in: FH Groome (ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
  10. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  11. ↑ 2011 census data

Web links

Commons : Torphichen  - collection of images, videos and audio files