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Addiewell
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Also known as Tobar Adaidh

Addiewell (, ) is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. Historically it lies within the County of Midlothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.

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Place details

Locality
Addiewell
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.static_image_name
Addiewell and Loganlea Memorial Garden - geograph.org.uk - 721867.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Entrance to the Addiewell and Loganlea Memorial Garden
UK place.official_name
Addiewell
UK place.gaelic_name
Tobar Adaidh
UK place.scots_name
Aidieswall
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.os_grid_reference
NS989625
UK place.civil_parish
West Calder
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
West Lothian
UK place.unitary_scotland
West Lothian
UK place.constituency_westminster
Livingston
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Almond Valley
UK place.post_town
WEST CALDER
UK place.postcode_district
EH55
UK place.postcode_area
EH
UK place.dial_code
01501

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Official name
Addiewell
Population
1340
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
Addiewell post office - geograph.org.uk - 721874.jpg
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Commons category
Addiewell
historic county
Midlothian
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Addiewell chemical works
  • Present
  • Representation
  • Transport
  • People from Addiewell
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Addiewell (, ) is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. Historically it lies within the County of Midlothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.

There are two separate districts, Addiebrownhill and Loganlea. Addiewell is near Stoneyburn and West Calder.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Addiewell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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