West Linton
West Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It is situated within the historic county of Peeblesshire and the Scottish Borders council area.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mungo’s Episcopal Church, Chapel Brae, West Linton and St Andrew’s Parish Church, Main Street, West Linton.
West Water Reservoir
Reservoir
West Water Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 kilometres west of West Linton, and 26 kilometres south west of Edinburgh. West Water Reservoir is situated 2 miles west of West Linton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Romannobridge and Carlops.
Romannobridge
Village
Romannobridge is a hamlet on the Lyne Water, on the A701, in the Scottish Borders. Settlements nearby include West Linton, Halmyre, Dolphinton, Blyth Bridge, and Mountain Cross. Romannobridge is situated 2½ miles south of West Linton.
Carlops
Village
Carlops is a small village in the Pentland Hills, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the boundary with Midlothian. It lies between West Linton and Penicuik. Carlops is situated 2½ miles north of West Linton.
West Linton
- Type: Village with 1,550 residents
- Description: village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.75218° or 55° 45′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.35607° or 3° 21′ 22″ west
Population
1,550
Elevation
771 feet (235 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WLI
Open location code
9C7RQJ2V+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“West Linton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “West Linton”
- Cebuano: “West Linton”
- Dutch: “West Linton”
- French: “West Linton”
- German: “West Linton”
- Irish: “Liontan Ruairidh”
- Italian: “West Linton”
- Persian: “وست لینتون”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Liontan an Iar”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Liontan Ruairidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Liontan-an-Iar”
- Scottish Gaelic: “West Linton”
- Spanish: “West Linton”
- Swedish: “West Linton”
- Welsh: “West Linton”
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