Philpstoun
| Philpstoun | |
| West Lothian | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Union Canal at Philpstoun | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT047770 |
| Location: | 55°58’35"N, 3°31’43"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Linlithgow |
| Postcode: | EH49 |
| Dialling code: | 01506 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lothian |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
Philpstoun is a small village in West Lothian, roughly two miles east of the county town, Linlithgow.
The village originated in the oil shale mining boom of the 19th century. Surrounded by rich arable farm land, the village has a Community Education Centre and a Category B listed church.[1]
Philpstoun railway station closed in 1951.
The bulk of the village lies between the Union Canal and the Glasgow–Edinburgh railway line, although the easternmost part, Old Philpstoun, lies north of the railway and closer to the M9 motorway.
Community centre
The Philpstoun Community Education Centre is owned and maintained by the council. The building was constructed around 1910, originally being referred to as "The Institute at Philpstoun." The building was commissioned by James Ross and Co., Philpstoun Oil Works Ltd, and was constructed along with the three rows of terraced houses to the north of the centre in a development referred to as the "Philpstoun Garden City."[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Philpstoun) |
References
- ↑ "Pardovan Church, Philipstoun Main Street". Historic Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=12982. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ Theodore K. Irvine (1914) Report on the Housing Conditions in the Scottish Shale Field