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517:(1141 – 9 December 1165). In royal charters of the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries, the name of Bathgate has appeared as: Bathchet (1160), Bathket (1250) and Bathgetum (1316). Batket in the 14th century, and by the 15th appeared as both Bathgat and Bathcat, the latter an offshoot of Uchtred Dalrymple's feudal lineage, which ruled during ancient times. The name is a "manifest corruption" of an earlier
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touring car series, grew up in the town of
Bathgate. He won many admirers in his debut F1 season of 2010 and had been tipped to land a seat at a constructor challenging higher up the grid in the coming seasons, but ultimately returned to DTM in 2014 after failing to secure an F1 ride for that season.
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Of this ancient castle, some slight traces of the foundations only are discernible, in a morass about a quarter of a mile from the town, in which, though it has been drained and brought into cultivation, kitchen utensils of brass, and coffins rudely formed of flat stones, have been discovered by the
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Bathgate. It had two train stations, Bathgate North and South. There was a link that ran from the site of the current station, along Menzies Road, at the rear of one side of Mill Road all the way to Easton Road where the station was. This was used for the coal-mining industries and the
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at Wester Inch. By taking facial measurements of more than 1200 Bathgate residents, the artist was able to create an 'average profile' which was the basis for the sculpture. Development in the area in 2004 threatened to demolish the sculpture but the artist managed to persuade developers to build
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Dating from around the same time the remains of
Bathgate's former parish church still stand at Kirkton. The original 12th-century construction was absorbed by a later build in 1739 when a new church was erected on the same site. The walls of the church were consolidated in 1846. This simple
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Lothian was designated a Special Development Area. In such areas, extra financial inducements were offered by the British government to assist companies wishing to relocate. As a result, in 1961, the
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559:(or Steward) (1293–1326), the 6th Lord High Steward of Scotland. The dowry to her husband included the lands and castle of Bathgate. Walter died at the castle on 9 April 1326. This marriage is still celebrated in an annual pageant forming part of the
1294:, SD Travel and E&M Horsburgh. Frequent and daily direct services exist to Falkirk, Westfield, Armadale, Blackridge, Whitburn, Fauldhouse, Torphichen, Linlithgow, Broxburn, Uphall, Newbridge, Deans, Livingston, East Calder and Edinburgh.
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Bathgate's only large public building of historic merit. It was endowed by a Jamaican plantation owner John Newlands. The building later became part of Balbardie Primary School, and later still was changed into private housing.
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Bathgate, where, on the evening of Monday the 26th, the wearied army stopped. But at twelve o’clock the cry, which served them for a trumpet, of 'Horse! horse!’ and 'Mount the prisoner!’ resounded through the night-shrouded
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Bathgate is known as the Steelyard which lies to the north of George Place. The Steelyard has a memorial fountain, the McLagan Fountain, provided with support from the wife of the 19th century MP
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a petition to change the processions name due to Newlands slave trade past, gained hundreds of signatories. In June 2020 the name was changed to the more suitable 'Bathgate Procession and Community Festival'.
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centre in West Lothian. In December 2021, it was announced that the Pyramids Business Park would become the site of a new large film and TV studio. Some previous productions at the site have included the film
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from the site until the distillery's closure in 1910. In 1885, the distillery was producing 80,000 gallons of single malt a year which was transported to Scotland, England and the colonies.
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around the town had ceased and the town developed manufacturing industries, principally in vehicle production and later electronics before these factories closed in the late 20th century.
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and measured out an area of land which was to form the basis of Bathgate Parish. The church and all its associate property were placed under the auspices of
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2637:"Here is the list of Scotland's 20 most influential Twitter users of 2021"
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2175:. Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian.
2159:"BBC News: Motorola to close Scottish plant"
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1867:, vol. 19 (London, 1965), pp. 213, 236-7.
1558:– professional golfer (nephew of Bernard)
1468:Notable Bathgate residents have included
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2583:"West Lothian Council Public Transport"
2420:"Bathgate, 52 Hopetoun Street (275210)"
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842:on Livery Street. St Mary's is in a
521:name meaning 'Boar Wood' (cf. Welsh
2260:"George Macbeth Menzies – Obituary"
2796:Bathgate Castle and Old Hall Knowe
1352:Balbardie Primary School, Bathgate
1079:http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/
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2765:Bathgate in Old Picture Postcards
740:MacNab's Celebrated Glenmavis Dew
626:St Mary’s RC Church, Bathgate by
2667:Languages in Britain and Ireland
1742:Languages in Britain and Ireland
1546:driver; younger brother of Dario
1402:East of Scotland Football League
1356:The local secondary schools are
1157:2020 Black Lives Matter protests
1071:A Vision Of Britain Through Time
709:was approaching drove them from
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2709:Statistical Account of Scotland
1844:"sasaa king jamie's silvermine"
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1253:Bathgate was home to rock band
1225:Bathgate Pyramids Business Park
910:(affectionately referred to as
879:Bathgate-Edinburgh railway line
854:—which consisted of the merged
734:Former Bathgate Academy in 2010
2828:Mining communities in Scotland
2641:www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
2364:Hall, Debbie (14 March 2024).
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1594:and significant figure in the
1574:MP – Member of Parliament for
1191:George Place and the Steelyard
925:Early in 1992, the US company
800:Romanesque architectural style
759:Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
680:Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
27:Town in West Lothian, Scotland
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2785:www.westlothian.com, Bathgate
2491:Historic Environment Scotland
2416:Historic Environment Scotland
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2044:Historic Environment Scotland
1994:Historic Environment Scotland
1964:Historic Environment Scotland
1880:(Philadelphia, 2013), p. 573.
1697:"The Online Scots Dictionary"
1464:Category:People from Bathgate
2563:. Edinburghnews.scotsman.com
1675:National Records of Scotland
39:Human settlement in Scotland
1202:Walter MacFarlane & Co.
802:. It is Category B listed.
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2449:. Bennie Museum, Bathgate
2266:. London. 1 February 2003
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1921:Hendrie, William (1986).
1614:Alexander Russell Simpson
1584:– professional footballer
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2833:Parishes in West Lothian
2693:Groome, Francis Hindes,
2561:"Edinburgh Evening News"
2187:"Pyramids Business Park"
1923:Discovering West Lothian
1890:HMC 9 Salisbury Hatfield
1865:HMC 9 Salisbury Hatfield
1766:Cavanagh, Cybil (2006).
1489:Canadian Pacific Railway
1450:and his younger brother
1384:Bathgate is home to the
1269:Bathgate Railway Station
635:Hilderston, West Lothian
320:Scottish Parliament
2763:Hendrie, William Fyfe,
2749:Hendrie, William Fyfe,
1727:22 January 2013 at the
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2522:on 25 September 2006
2471:. Visit West Lothian
1578:1922–1923, 1924–1931
1576:Stirling and Falkirk
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