East Calder

East Calder is a village located in , , about one mile east of and one mile west of . It forms part of 'the Calders, three small neighbouring communities situated west of and south of the "New Town" of .
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  • Type: Town with 4,710 residents
  • Description: town in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Caladar an Ear”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calder House and Kirknewton railway station.

Castle
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is a historic Scottish country house in , Scotland, the family seat of the Sandilands family since 1348, and deemed to be one of the great Renaissance houses of Scotland.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of in , , Opened as Kirknewton in February 1848, the station was renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton after two months, before becoming Midcalder in 1855.

Stadium
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, also known as The Home of the Set Fare Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium, located in the Almondvale area of , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles west of East Calder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mid Calder and Craigshill.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around 15 miles west of . The settlement has been on a major crossroads since its origin some time in the 11th century.

Suburb
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is a residential area in the east of Livingston, Scotland. To the west is the A899, with , and beyond it, to the south is the village of , and to the north is Houston Industrial Estate and the village of .

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. Originally a small industrial village housing works for the nearby shale mine and works, it now forms the eastern part of the new town of Livingston, which was constructed to the west of in the late 1960s and quickly grew to incorporate in its wider urban settlement, as defined by the General Register Office for Scotland.

East Calder

Latitude
55.89492° or 55° 53′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.46425° or 3° 27′ 51″ west
Population
4,710
Elevation
410 feet (125 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ESQ
Open location code
9C7RVGVP+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 199849393
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2650489
Wiki­data ID
Q5327978
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“East Calder” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “East Calder”
  • Basque: “East Calder”
  • Cebuano: “East Calder”
  • Dutch: “East Calder”
  • French: “East Calder”
  • Irish: “Caladar an Ear”
  • Italian: “East Calder”
  • Japanese: “イースト・カルダー”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caladar an Ear”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “East Calder”
  • Spanish: “East Calder”
  • Swedish: “East Calder”
  • “Caladar an Ear”
  • “East Calder”
  • “East Calder - Caladar an Ear”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Calderwood and Camps.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church and St Cuthbert’s Kirk.

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