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Philpstoun
PopulationUnknown (2006)
OS grid referenceNT047770
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLINLITHGOW
Postcode districtEH49
Dialling code01506
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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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, a Category B listed church,[1] and a bowling club. Philpstoun railway station closed in 1951.

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]

In 2007, West Lothian Council handed the running of the building over to Philpstoun Community Education Association (PCEA). Supported by West Lothian Council, PCEA is a voluntary organisation composed of members from the groups which use the centre. The centre contains three meeting spaces and a kitchen, and is wheelchair accessible. It is regularly used by the Philpstoun Parent and Toddler Group, the Scottish Women's Rural Institute and two Council-run youth clubs. The hall is also used for local councillors' surgeries and as a polling station.

References

  1. ^ "Pardovan Church, Philipstoun Main Street". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-05-10. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Theodore K. Irvine (1914) Report on the Housing Conditions in the Scottish Shale Field

Philpstoun Community Council website