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West Lothian

Blackburn

Blackburn is a town in , , near both and Livingston, two of the larger towns in the county. It is situated approximately 20 miles west of and 25 miles east of on the old A8 road.
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  • Type: Town with 5,730 residents
  • Description: town in West Lothian, Scotland, United KIngdom
  • Also known as: “Blackburn, West Lothian”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Kentigern’s Academy and Addiewell railway station.

School
St. Kentigern's Academy is a Roman Catholic, comprehensive school in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. It is one of two Catholic secondaries in the local authority area and serves the communities in the western and northern parts of West Lothian including , , , and .

Railway station
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is a railway station serving in , . It is located on the Shotts Line from to via . is situated 2 miles south of Blackburn.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the town of in , Scotland. Opened on 18 October 2010, it is close to the junction of the former Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway and the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway to the east of the 1986 station. is situated 2 miles north of Blackburn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seafield and East Whitburn.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland. lies 1+1⁄4 miles east of Blackburn, 2 miles southeast of and 3 miles west of Livingston.

Village
is a small village in county of . Bordering the mining town of , has grown significantly in the past few years due to developments of large houses.

Village
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is a village in , . The village was the site of a large coalmine, since discontinued. Nearby towns include , , and Blackburn. is situated 1½ miles south of Blackburn.

Blackburn

Latitude
55.87128° or 55° 52′ 17″ north
Longitude
-3.62274° or 3° 37′ 22″ west
Population
5,730
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
Open location code
9C7RV9CG+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245530600
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2655523
Wiki­data ID
Q1016707
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Blackburn” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բլեքբեռն”
  • Asturian: “Blackburn”
  • Basque: “Blackburn”
  • Bulgarian: “Блекбърн”
  • Cebuano: “Blackburn”
  • Chinese: “布莱克本”
  • Chinese: “布萊克本”
  • Chinese: “布萊克本市 (西洛錫安)”
  • Czech: “Blackburn”
  • Danish: “Blackburn, West Lothian”
  • Danish: “Blackburn”
  • Dutch: “Blackburn”
  • Finnish: “Blackburn”
  • French: “Blackburn”
  • Galician: “Blackburn”
  • German: “Blackburn”
  • Hebrew: “בלאקברן”
  • Hebrew: “בלקברן, וסט לות’יאן”
  • Hebrew: “בלקברן”
  • Irish: “An Dubh Allt”
  • Italian: “Blackburn”
  • Lithuanian: “Blakbernas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blackburn, West Lothian”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blackburn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blackburn i West Lothian”
  • Norwegian: “Blackburn”
  • Persian: “بلکبرن، وست لوتیان”
  • Polish: “Blackburn”
  • Portuguese: “Blackburn”
  • Scots: “Blackburn, Wast Lowden”
  • Scots: “Blackburn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Dubh Allt”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Dubh-allt”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Blackburn, West Lothian”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Blackburn”
  • Slovenian: “Blackburn”
  • Spanish: “Blackburn”
  • Swedish: “Blackburn, West Lothian”
  • Swedish: “Blackburn”
  • Urdu: “بلیک برن، مغربی لوتھان”
  • Welsh: “Blackburn, Gorllewin Lothian”
  • Welsh: “Blackburn”

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