Torphichen
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Torphichen ( ) is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is approximately west of Edinburgh, south-east of Falkirk and south-west of Linlithgow. The village had a population of 570 in the (2011 Census) and a population of 710 in 2016. Torphichen's placename may be Gaelic in origin, e.g., "Tóir Féichín" (the boundary/sanctuary of St Féichín), Tor Fithichean (Hill of the Ravens), or partly from Brythonic "tre fychan" (little town) or small hill.
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Place details
- Locality
- Torphichen
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 650
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.static_image
- File:Torphichen Village Square.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Torphichen Village Square and Fountain
- UK place.official_name
- Torphichen
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Tòrr Fhitheachan
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS969724
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- West Lothian
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- West Lothian
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Linlithgow and East Falkirk
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Linlithgow
- UK place.post_town
- BATHGATE
- UK place.postcode_district
- EH48
- UK place.postcode_area
- EH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01506
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Torphichen
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 710
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Jubilee Fountain, Torphichen.jpg
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- Commons category
- Torphichen
- P8168
- Portia de Rossi
- OS grid reference
- NS967723
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Español
Torphichen es una localidad situada en el concejo de West Lothian, en Escocia (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 710 habitantes. Se encuentra ubicada a poca distancia al sur del fiordo de Forth y al oeste de Edimburgo.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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