Place:


Blackridge  West Lothian

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Blackridge like this:

Blackridge, a village on the SW border of Torphichen parish, Linlithgowshire, on Barbauchlaw Burn, 5½ miles WSW of Bathgate. It has a post office under Bathgate, a Free Church preaching station, and a public school.

Blackridge through time

Blackridge is now part of West Lothian district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lothian has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackridge in West Lothian | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21942

Date accessed: 30th April 2024


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