Longridge, West Lothian
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| Longridge Scots: Langrigg | |
| West Lothian | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Longridge Kirk | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS949623 |
| Location: | 55°50’35"N, 3°40’41"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 650 (2001) |
| Post town: | Bathgate |
| Postcode: | EH47 |
| Dialling code: | 01501 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lothian |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Livingston |
Longridge is a village in West Lothian, a place of a little over six hundred souls.
In 1856 the village, then known as Langrigg (the Scots version of the name), had a population of 225, it had a library and a post office, and the economy of the area had improved with the discovery of blackband ironstone, known as Crofthead.[1]
Two Longridge railway stations briefly served the village in the mid 19th century.
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References
- ↑ "A Topographical dictionary of Scotland". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. http://scotland_topograph.enacademic.com/1427/Langrigg. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
