The James Young High School

The James Young High School is a secondary school in Dedridge, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. The school opened in 1982 and was named after James Young, who patented the process of extracting oil from coal and shale.

Email: wljamesyoung-hs@westlothian.org.uk
Type: School
Description: high school in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Address: Quentin Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6NE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Centre and Almondvale Stadium.

The Centre

Shopping center

The Centre is the name of a shopping centre in Livingston, Scotland. Formerly known as 'Livingston Regional Centre' before becoming the more widely recognised 'Almondvale Shopping Centre' and then to its current name. The Centre is situated 1,500 feet north of The James Young High School.

Almondvale Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Alistairjh, Public domain.

Almondvale Stadium, also known as the Home of the Set Fare Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium, located in the Almondvale area of Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Almondvale Stadium is situated 2,600 feet northwest of The James Young High School.

Livingston Designer Outlet

Shopping center

Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Livingston Designer Outlet is the largest outlet mall in Scotland, and opened in October 2000 under the ownership of McArthur Glen as McArthur Glen Livingston Designer Outlet and sits opposite the popular The Centre shopping centre. Livingston Designer Outlet is situated 1,500 feet northwest of The James Young High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livingston and Howden.

Livingston

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Livingston is a large town in West Lothian in the central belt of Scotland, built as a "New Town" from 1963. In 2022 it had a population of 55,800.

Howden

Suburb

Photo: tormentor4555, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Howden is an area of the new town of Livingston, the largest town in West Lothian, Scotland. Howden is bordered by Craigshill, Ladywell, Almondvale and Kirkton. It is notable for its large public park, and the theatre which is in it.

Livingston Village

Suburb

Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Livingston Village is a village in West Lothian, dating back to the 12th century. Originally a farming village in the county of West Lothian, it is now in the heart of the town of Livingston.

The James Young High School

Categories: high school and education
Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.87952° or 55° 52′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.51646° or 3° 30′ 59″ west

Operator

West Lothian Council

Open location code

9C7RVFHM+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 88220303

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q7742938

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