Winchburgh
| Winchburgh | |
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 Winchburgh, viewed from the south |
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 Winchburgh
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| Winchburgh shown within West Lothian | |
| OS grid reference | NT086750 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROXBURN |
| Postcode district | EH52 |
| Dialling code | 01506 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Winchburgh is a village in the Council area of West Lothian, Scotland. It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of the city-centre of Edinburgh, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Linlithgow and 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Broxburn.
The 2001 census recorded around 2,000.
There are regular scheduled buses to and from surrounding places including Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Falkirk, South Queensferry and Broxburn.
Buses following Route number 38 travel to and from Edinburgh to Linlithgow/Falkirk/Stirling, via Winchburgh. There is also a 38A service which follows almost the same route as the 38 but serves the Gyle shopping centre on the journey to and from Edinburgh running from 7.11am to 4.24pm inbetween the regular 38.
Buses following route 22A travel to and from South Queensferry and Livingston via Winchburgh on an hourly service
The mainline railway between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street goes through the Winchburgh Tunnel, under the village. Until it was closed in 1930, there was a passenger station at the north end of the tunnel. The construction of the Winchburgh Tunnel was supervised by the noted Scottish Civil Engineer, John Gibb.
Niddrie Castle Golf Club has an 18-hole, 5914 yards long, par 70 golf course, located in and around the grounds of the historic Niddry Castle. The club was established in 1926.
Winchburgh Bowling Club was established in 1913 by local miners and the clubhouse has a 150-capacity function room for social occasions, such as weddings.
In July 2007, parents from local schools formed a boys' football, taking the name of the former Winchburgh Albion, which had folded in the 1970s. The club now has a team playing in the West Lothian Association of Youth Football Clubs league, at the Under-14 age level. The club was promoted to the A League in the 2008/09 season, as Runner-Up. Burgoyne finished as the club's top scorer with 21 goals.
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