Broxburn
Sign in to saveBroxburn (, ) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is from the West End of Edinburgh, from Edinburgh Airport and to the north of Livingston. Originally a village known as Easter Strathbock in the medieval period, by 1600, the village had become known as Broxburn. The area developed rapidly during the Victorian era as a result of industrialisation related to shale oil extraction. While much of the industry in the area is now diminished, the town has continued to grow following new residential development, resulting in Broxburn forming a conurbation with neighbouring Uphall. It lies just to t
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
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- Broxburn
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- Srath Bhroc
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- left
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- File:Central Broxburn, West Lothian.jpg
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- The junction of East and West Main Street in central Broxburn
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- ()
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- NT081722
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- West Lothian
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- West Lothian
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- Livingston
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- Almond Valley
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- Broxburn
- UK place.postcode_district
- EH52
- UK place.postcode_area
- EH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01506
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Article
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- Etymology
- History
- Economy
- Past
- The Shale Bings
- Present
- Governance
- Community facilities
- Transport
- Railway
- Canal
- Education
- Religious sites
- Sports
- Notable residents
- Bibliography
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Broxburn (, ) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is from the West End of Edinburgh, from Edinburgh Airport and to the north of Livingston. Originally a village known as Easter Strathbock in the medieval period, by 1600, the village had become known as Broxburn. The area developed rapidly during the Victorian era as a result of industrialisation related to shale oil extraction. While much of the industry in the area is now diminished, the town has continued to grow following new residential development, resulting in Broxburn forming a conurbation with neighbouring Uphall. It lies just to the south of Winchburgh.
==Etymology== The name Broxburn is a corruption of "brock's burn", brock being an old Scots name for a European badger whether from the Gaelic broc or the Pictish/Welsh/Brythonic Broch and burn being a Scots word for a large stream or small river. The village was earlier known as Easter Strathbrock (Uphall was Wester Strathbrock) with Strath coming either from the Gaelic srath or the Pictish/Welsh/Brythonic ystrad meaning a river valley.