Dechmont

Dechmont Scottish Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh
Humpbacked Bridge, Dechmont
Dechmont Dechmont shown within West Lothian
OS grid reference	NT039708
Civil parish	Uphall
Council area	West Lothian
Lieutenancy area	West Lothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROXBURN
Postcode district	EH52
Dialling code	01506
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Livingston
Scottish Parliament	Linlithgow
List of places UK Scotland 55°55′16″N 3°32′13″W / 55.921°N 3.537°W / 55.921; -3.537Coordinates: 55°55′16″N 3°32′13″W / 55.921°N 3.537°W / 55.921; -3.537

Dechmont (Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh) is a small village located near Uphall, West Lothian in Scotland. Bangour Village Hospital is located to the west of Dechmont. It has an approximate population of 989 people. Its postal code is EH52. There was said to be an alien encounter in 1979 in the nearby Dechmont Woods.

The village has a small infant/primary school providing learning for pre-school through to primary three pupils. In 2012 the school roll was thirteen which consisted of five primary one pupils; four primary two pupils and four primary three pupils as well as sixteen pre-school infants

Edward Meldrum, the business partner of James Young bought Old Dechmont House in 1865 and rebuilt it as Dechmont Castle in 1869. He died there in 1875.

Ross Walker - Legend.