Livingston
Gaelic:	Baile Dhùn Lèibhe
Scots:	Livingston ("Livi")
Location
OS grid reference:	NT054690
Statistics
Population:	50,826
Administration
Council area:	West Lothian
Constituent country:	Scotland
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Police force:	Lothian and Borders Police
Lieutenancy area:	West Lothian
Former county:	West Lothian
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LIVINGSTON
Postal district:	EH53, EH54
Dialling code:	01506
Politics
Scottish Parliament:	Livingston Lothians
UK Parliament:	Livingston
European Parliament:	Scotland

Livingston is a new town in central Scotland. It is located approximately 25 km west of Edinburgh and 50 km east of Glasgow, and is bordered by the towns of Broxburn to the east and Bathgate to the west. Livingston is served by Edinburgh Airport which is 18 km away. Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Scots is an Anglic variety spoken in Scotland, where it is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic spoken by some in the Highlands and Islands (especially the Hebrides). ... Image File history File links Linlithgow_(location). ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils. They have been in use since April 1, 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Lothian and Borders Police are the police force for the Lothian and Borders regions of Scotland, including Edinburgh, Galashiels and Livingston. ... The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarchs representatives, in Scotland. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom, sorted by the postal area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode). ... This is a list of the post towns of the United Kingdom sorted in postcode sequence. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... Livingston is a constituency of the Parliament of Scotland. ... The Lothians is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... Scotland is divided into 59 constituencies of the United Kingdom Parliament - 19 Burgh constituencies and 40 County constituencies. ... Livingston is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Broxburn is the name of more than one place in the United Kingdom: Broxburn, East Lothian, Scotland Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bathgate on a misty day Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH), (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the eighth largest airport in the UK. It is located 8 miles (13 km) west of the city centre. ...

Livingston is the largest town in the West Lothian area. It was built around two small villages, Livingston Village and Livingston Station (now called Deans South). It consists of the following areas Craigshill, Howden, Dedridge, Ladywell, Knightsridge, Murieston, Deans, Carmondean and Eliburn. Its neighbouring villages include West Calder, East Calder, Mid Calder, Uphall Station, Pumpherston, and Bellsquarry. Livingston itself is the 13th largest town or city in Scotland according to the 2001 census with a population of 50,826. West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... Livingston Village dates back over 300 years. ... Howden can refer to: Howden, East Yorkshire, England, a town near Beverley. ... Ladywell is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... Deans can refer to: Craig Deans, soccer player Diane Deans, politician Ian Deans, politician John Dixie Deans, soccer player Kathryn Deans, author Mickey Deans, fifth and last husband of Judy Garland Deans, New Jersey Category: ... Pumpherston is a small dormitory village outside of Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

Livingston is also the second largest settlement in the Lothians after Edinburgh. Until 1963 the area surrounding the ancient village of Livingston was open farm land. The name was of course taken from this village which dates back to 12th Century when a Flemish entrepreneur called De Leving was granted land in the area. He built a fortified tower which is long since gone and the settlement that grew up around it became known as Levingstoun and eventually Livingston.

Livingston was built as part of the New Towns Act of 1946 (amended 1959), in part to ease overcrowding in Glasgow. In order to build, manage and promote Livingston a development organisation was formed, the Livingston Development Corporation. The local economy was, for some time, based around technology, with several multi-national companies having factories in the town, and BSkyB having its main call centre located there. The largest employers are now the retail sector and the National Health Service. The corporation guided Livingston until the middle of the 1990s when its mandate expired and the town was transferred to West Lothian Council. The last major construction operation carried out by the LDC was the Almondvale Stadium, which was to become the home to the renamed Livingston FC. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the Ireland. ... {{redirect|NHS} The logo of the NHS for England. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... City Stadium, also known as Almondvale, is the home ground of Scottish Premier League team Livingston F.C. It has a capacity of 10,016. ... Livingston F.C. is a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Premier League. ...

Construction in Livingston has continued under West Lothian Council and the town now features one of the largest shopping complexes in Scotland, a new purpose built campus for West Lothian College and other developments.

Youth activities

Livingston has its own Air Training Corps squadron, 2535 (Livingston) Squadron [1] (located in Craigshill) and Army Cadet Force unit [2] (based at Dedridge). The town also has Cubs, Scouts, Boys Brigade, Brownies and Guides units. ATC Crest The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. ... The Army Cadet Force (ACF) or fully Army Cadet Force Association (ACFA) is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of subjects from military training to adventurous training and first aid, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline and good citizenship, to boys and girls... Scouting in West Lothian is a part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom, covering the Scouting Area of West Lothian in Scotland. ... The Boys Brigade is a non-denominational Christian youth organization in the New Zealand, Australia and several other countries. ... Girl Guides was founded as the female version of Lord Robert Baden-Powells Boy Scouts, in 1910 with the assistance of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. ...

A Skateboard Park and BMX track are also provided near the town centre and there are three McDonald restaurants, a leisure swimming pool and a Multiplex cinema in the town centre.

The Livingston Skatepark opened in 1981, at a time when most commercial skateparks were closing and was one of the most important facilities in Britain during a critical period in the development of skateboarding. It is an example of a free, unsupervised facility which achieved international status. In 2004 it was visited by the stars of the television series Dirty Sanchez, who described it as "The Best Skatepark in the world, apart from the ones in Wales" 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Livingston Skate Park Website: http://www.liviskatepark.com

Livingston Skatepark Bowls

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Primary and secondary education

The following Primary Schools can be found in Livingston

• Bankton Primary School
• Bellsquarry Primary School
• Carmondean Primary School
• Deans Primary School
• Dedridge Primary School
• Harrysmuir Primary School
• Knightsridge Primary School
• Letham Primary School
• Livingston Village Primary School
• Meldrum Primary School
• Mid Calder Primary School
• Peel Primary School
• Riverside Primary School
• Toronto Primary School
• St. Andrews RC Primary School
• St. Ninian's RC Primary School
• Williamston Primary School

Secondary Education

• Inveralmond Community High School
• The James Young High School
• St. Margaret's RC Academy
• Deans Community High School
• West Calder High School

The James Young High School is a secondary level school, opened in 1982, in Dedridge, Livingston, Scotland. ... St Margarets Academy in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland is a Catholic Secondary School. ...

Further Education

• West Lothian College of Further Education

Libraries

Livingston has 3 public libraries:

• Almondbank Library Craigshill
• Lanthorn Library Dedridge
• Carmondean Library Deans

Sports

The town has a local rugby club, Livingston Rugby Football Club, and a Scottish First Division football club, Livingston FC. There are also two competitive swimming clubs: The Livingston & District Dolphins, and the Aquanauts of Livingston. Livingston and West Lothian Hockey Club [3] has several mens and women's teams, and provides junior coaching. A scrum Rugby union (often referred to as rugby, union or football) is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Livingston F.C. is a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Premier League. ...

See also

• Dechmont Law, aka "Deer Hill", and site of the "Livingston Incident", a high profile alleged alien abduction.
• Radio Grapevine - St. John's Hospital Radio Station

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External links

• Livingston Badminton Club: http://www.livingstonbadmintonclub.com
• Livingston Alive: http://www.livingstonalive.co.uk
• Livingstoni: http://www.livingstoni.co.uk
• West Lothian NEWS: http://www.westlothiannews.co.uk
• LiviMS - Livingston's Music Scene : http://www.livims.co.uk/
• Livingston Football Club : http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/
• West Lothian Business Portal : http://www.westlothian.com
• West Lothian College : http://www.west-lothian.ac.uk/
• Livingston Skate Park Website: http://www.liviskatepark.com
• St Andrews RC Primary School Website: http://www.howden-standrews.org.uk