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تورفیچن

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Also known as Tòrr Fhèichin

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

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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

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