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Westfield, West Lothian
Westfield (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Achadh Siar) is a small village of around 180 houses located in the parish of Torphichen in West Lothian, Scotland.
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1.4 km
A801 road
The A801 is a road in Scotland which runs from east of Polmont to the A705 near Whitburn that heads towards Livingston in the other direction.
The A801 provides a link from Junction 4 of the M8 to Junction 4 of the M9, creating easy access from traffic from Falkirk, Grangemouth or Stirling travelling to and from places in West Lothian like Livingston, Armadale or Bathgate.
1.4 km
Bridge Castle
Bridge Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the 16th century, standing on a rocky site 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland, on the west of the Barbauchlaw Burn. The former name of the castle was Little Brighouse.
1.9 km
Blackston Junction railway station
Blackston Junction railway station served the area of Blackston, Falkirk, Scotland, from 1863 to 1963 on the Slamannan Railway.
2.6 km
Standburn
Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-west of Maddiston, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-east of Avonbridge and 4.0 miles (6.4 km) south east of Falkirk. The entire village is located along a section of the B825 road between Avonbridge and redding
The United Kingdom Census 2001 reported the population as 152 residents, a figure almost unchanged from the census of 1991
Standburn also includes a school on top of the street that has 27 students from 2 classes of primary 1-4 and 5-7
Drumbowie Environment Action Group is a charitable organisation which owns Drumbowie Park to the north of Standburn, this community woodland is open to the public.
Standburn was a mining community with several active pits until the 1950s, and often considered the most extravagant mining community in Europe. The pits were individually numbered and all prefixed by Gateside. The bings from the mining days can still be seen although the land has now been planted with trees and named Gateside Woodland.