Kirknewton
Kirknewton is a village formerly in the county of Midlothian and, since 1975, in West Lothian, Scotland. The population of the Kirknewton Community Council district is 2200, which includes the village and surrounding areas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,950 residents
- Description: village in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Ùir” and “Kirknewton, West Lothian”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirknewton railway station and Jupiter Artland.
Kirknewton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Kirknewton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Kirknewton in West Lothian, Scotland, Opened as Kirknewton in February 1848, the station was renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton after two months, before becoming Midcalder in 1855.
Jupiter Artland
Park
Photo: subberculture, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jupiter Artland is a contemporary sculpture park and art gallery outside the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Jupiter Artland Foundation is a registered charity that is supported by classes, workshops, events, ticket sales, and donations.
Kirknewton
Aerodrome
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Kirknewton, otherwise known as RAF Kirknewton, is a Royal Air Force station at Whitemoss, a mile south east of Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilkieston and Burnwynd.
Wilkieston
Village
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilkieston is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the A71 road, 0.93 miles north of Kirknewton, 1.2 miles south-west of Ratho and 6.2 miles east of Livingston.
Burnwynd
Hamlet
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Burnwynd is a village on the border between the City of Edinburgh council area and West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the A71 road. Burnwynd is home to approximately twenty houses and also Hatton Tennis Club.
East Calder
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about one mile east of Mid Calder and one mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of 'the Calders, three small neighbouring communities situated west of Edinburgh and south of the "New Town" of Livingston. East Calder is situated 2 miles west of Kirknewton.
Kirknewton
- Category: locality
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88758° or 55° 53′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.41925° or 3° 25′ 9″ westPopulation
1,950Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB ZBROpen location code
9C7RVHQJ+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 28936328OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Kirknewton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kirknewton”
- Catalan: “Kirknewton”
- Cebuano: “Kirknewton”
- Chinese: “柯克纽顿”
- Dutch: “Kirknewton”
- French: “Kirknewton”
- German: “Kirknewton”
- Irish: “Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Úir”
- Irish: “Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Ùir”
- Irish: “Eaglais a’ Bhaile Úir”
- Italian: “Kirknewton”
- Japanese: “カークニュートン”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Kirknewton”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Ùir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Kirknewton”
- Spanish: “Kirknewton”
- Swedish: “Kirknewton, Skottland”
- Swedish: “Kirknewton”
- Welsh: “Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Ùir”
- Welsh: “Kirknewton”
- “Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Ùir”
- “Kirknewton”
- “Kirknewton - Eaglais a‘ Bhaile Ùir”
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