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'''Greenrigg''' is a small village in the west of [[West Lothian]]. | '''Greenrigg''' is a small village in the west of [[West Lothian]]. | ||
Greenrigg is within walking distance to shops in the bordering village of [[Harthill]] and a quick drive away from [[Whitburn, West Lothian|Whitburn]]. The village has a school, Greenrigg Primary School. | Greenrigg is within walking distance to shops in the bordering village of [[Harthill, Lanarkshire|Harthill]] and a quick drive away from [[Whitburn, West Lothian|Whitburn]]. The village has a school, Greenrigg Primary School. | ||
This was once a thriving mining village and produced large amounts of coal. The remains of the mine can be seen in the form of a large mound of debris from the mine excavations or "bing" as they are called locally. The bing is now largely covered with wild flowers and grass, and serves as a barrier between the villages football pitch and the nearby [[M8 motorway]]. | This was once a thriving mining village and produced large amounts of coal. The remains of the mine can be seen in the form of a large mound of debris from the mine excavations or "bing" as they are called locally. The bing is now largely covered with wild flowers and grass, and serves as a barrier between the villages football pitch and the nearby [[M8 motorway]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 26 October 2017
| Greenrigg | |
| West Lothian | |
|---|---|
 Greenrigg Farm | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS914644 |
| Location: | 55°51’40"N, 3°44’6"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Shotts |
| Postcode: | ML7 |
| Dialling code: | 01501 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lothian |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
Greenrigg is a small village in the west of West Lothian.
Greenrigg is within walking distance to shops in the bordering village of Harthill and a quick drive away from Whitburn. The village has a school, Greenrigg Primary School.
This was once a thriving mining village and produced large amounts of coal. The remains of the mine can be seen in the form of a large mound of debris from the mine excavations or "bing" as they are called locally. The bing is now largely covered with wild flowers and grass, and serves as a barrier between the villages football pitch and the nearby M8 motorway.
The village of Greenrigg currently has one convenience store located in the centre on Stanley Road, a short distance from the site of the previous store, which burned down in 2006 as a result of a fireworks accident. The village at one point had a popular hair salon called 'The Nut Hut' located at the top of Polkemmet Road and Greenrigg Cottages. between Harthill and Whitburn. The site has since been restored to grass.
Mr. Iain Grant, a famous Canadian broadcaster, now with CFRB radio in Toronto, grew up in Greenrigg in the early 1970s before emigrating to Canada.
Sport
Gibshill Football park and its facilities are the home of Harthill Junior FC
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Greenrigg) |