Whitburn

Whitburn is a town on the south bank of the River Almond in , Scotland, halfway between Scotlands's two largest cities, about 23 miles east of and 22 miles west of .
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  • Type: Town with 11,500 residents
  • Description: town in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Am Fionn-Allt” and “Whitburn, West Lothian”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Brucefield Church and Whitburn Academy.

Church
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
is a mixed secondary school in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

Hospital
is a community hospital in , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Whitburn and Longridge.

Village
is a small village in county of .

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. is situated 1½ miles south of Whitburn.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet that lies in the west of , Scotland. is situated 2 miles west of Whitburn.

Whitburn

Latitude
55.86678° or 55° 52′ 0″ north
Longitude
-3.6849° or 3° 41′ 6″ west
Population
11,500
Elevation
568 feet (173 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WBU
Open location code
9C7RV888+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 235666152
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634137
Wiki­data ID
Q840684
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Whitburn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وايتبرن”
  • Armenian: “Ուիթբըրն”
  • Asturian: “Whitburn”
  • Basque: “Whitburn”
  • Bengali: “হুইটবার্ন”
  • Cebuano: “Whitburn”
  • Chinese: “惠特本”
  • Chinese: “韋特班”
  • Chinese: “韦特班”
  • Dutch: “Whitburn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وايتبرن”
  • French: “Whitburn”
  • German: “Whitburn”
  • Gujarati: “વ્હિટબર્ન”
  • Irish: “An t-Allt Bàn”
  • Italian: “Whitburn”
  • Japanese: “ウィットバーン”
  • Kannada: “ವಿಟ್ಬರ್ನ್”
  • Korean: “화이트번”
  • Lithuanian: “Vitbernas”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hwitburna”
  • Persian: “ویتبرن”
  • Polish: “Whitburn (Szkocja)”
  • Polish: “Whitburn”
  • Portuguese: “Whitburn”
  • Russian: “Уитберн”
  • Scots: “Whitburn, Wast Lowden”
  • Scots: “Whitburn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Allt Bàn”
  • Spanish: “Whitburn”
  • Swedish: “Whitburn, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Whitburn”
  • Tamil: “வ்ய்ட்பரண்”
  • Telugu: “విట్బర్న్”
  • Ukrainian: “Вітберн”
  • Urdu: “وہیتبورن”
  • Welsh: “Whitburn”
  • “Whitburn - An t-Allt Bàn”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dog’s Cemetery and Latchbrae.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whitburn Partnership Centre and Whitburn Library.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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