Polbeth

E186517

Polbeth is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland, historically associated with shale oil mining and situated near the town of West Calder.

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Polbeth canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
administrativeArea West Lothian Council
country Scotland
United Kingdom
electoralRegion West Lothian
governingBody West Lothian Council
hasAmenity community centre
local shops
play park
hasHistoricalFeature remains of shale oil works
hasHistoricalIndustry mining
hasNearbySettlement Addiewell
East Calder
Mid Calder
hasNearbyWatercourse Harwood Water
Murieston Water
hasPostTown West Calder
hasPrimarySchool Polbeth Primary School
hasRecreationalFacility children’s play areas
football pitches
hasReligiousBuilding Polbeth Harwood Church
hasRoadAccess A71 road NERFINISHED
hasTransportConnection West Calder railway station
historicallyAssociatedWith oil shale industry
shale oil mining
historicalPeriodOfIndustrialActivity 19th century
early 20th century
languageSpoken English
localLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic
locatedEastOf Glasgow
locatedIn central Scotland
surface form: Central Belt of Scotland

Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom
West Lothian
locatedNear West Calder
locatedOn main road between West Calder and Livingston
locatedWestOf Edinburgh
nearbyTown Livingston
West Calder
parliamentaryConstituency Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)
region West Lothian council area
scottishParliamentConstituency Almond Valley
terrain rural
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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