Philpstoun

Philpstoun is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the historic county town of Linlithgow. The village originated in the oil shale mining boom of the 19th century. Surrounded by rich arable farm land, the village has a Community Education Centre and a Category B listed church.[1] Philpstoun railway station closed in 1951 and Philpstoun and District Bowling Club closed in February 2012.

Philpstoun
  • Scottish Gaelic: Baile Philip

The Union Canal at Philpstoun
Philpstoun
Location within West Lothian
PopulationUnknown (2017)
OS grid referenceNT047770
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINLITHGOW
Postcode districtEH49
Dialling code01506
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The bulk of the village lies between the Union Canal and the Glasgow–Edinburgh railway line, although the easternmost part, Old Philpstoun, lies north of the railway and closer to the M9 motorway.

An oil shale bing near Philpstoun, the result of intensive mining from the middle of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th

Community centre

Philpstoun Community Education Centre is owned and maintained by West Lothian Council. The building was constructed around 1910, originally being referred to as "The Institute at Philpstoun." The building was commissioned by James Ross and Co., Philpstoun Oil Works Ltd, and was constructed along with the three rows of terraced houses to the north of the centre in a development referred to as the "Philpstoun Garden City."[2]

References
  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "PHILIPSTOUN MAIN STREET PARDOVAN CHURCH  (Category B) (LB12982)". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. Theodore K. Irvine (1914) Report on the Housing Conditions in the Scottish Shale Field
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