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Linlithgow, West Lothian

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Linlithgow from Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow is located in West Lothian
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Linlithgow shown within West Lothian
Population 19,000 
OS grid reference NS996774
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LINLITHGOW
Postcode district EH49
Dialling code 01506
Police Scottish
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Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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55°58′45″N 3°36′38″W / 55.97905°N 3.61054°W / 55.97905; -3.61054Coordinates: 55°58′45″N 3°36′38″W / 55.97905°N 3.61054°W / 55.97905; -3.61054

Linlithgow (/lɪnˈlɪθɡ/; Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Iucha, Scots: Lithgae) is a royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. It is West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's alternative name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal.

Linlithgow's patron saint is Saint Michael and its motto is St. Michael is kinde to straingers. A statue of the saint holding the burgh coat of arms stands on the High Street.

Linlithgow is located in the north-east of West Lothian, close to the border with Stirlingshire. It lies 20 miles (30 km) west of Edinburgh along the main railway route to Glasgow. Before the construction of the M8 & M9 motorways and the opening of the Forth Road Bridge, the town lay on the main road from Edinburgh to Stirling, Perth and Inverness while the canal system linked the burgh to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The nearby village of Blackness once served as the burgh's port. Linlithgow is overlooked by its local hill, Cockleroi.


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