Blackridge - West Lothian - Revision history

Bruce: /* Hotels & Hostels */

2014-05-16T06:49:04Z

Hotels & Hostels

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	== '''Hotels & Hostels''' ==		== '''Hotels & Hostels''' ==
	* -- [[The Seven Kingdoms Inn]] <span style="color:#800000;"> -- A faux medieval inn -- primarily a tourist attraction and gathering place for Scottish folk performers interested in medieval and renaissance recreation.<br>

	== '''Landmarks''' ==		== '''Landmarks''' ==

Bruce: /* Transportation */

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Bruce: /* Transportation */

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Transportation

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	* -- [[~~Scotrail~~ -- Blackridge Platform]]		* -- [[ScotRail -- Blackridge Platform]]

	[[File:Blackridge station sign.jpg]]		[[File:Blackridge station sign.jpg]]

Bruce: /* Transportation */

2014-01-16T08:49:00Z

Transportation

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			* -- [[Scotrail -- Blackridge Platform]]

	[[File:Blackridge station sign.jpg]]		[[File:Blackridge station sign.jpg]]
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Bruce: /* Transportation */

2014-01-16T08:46:16Z

Transportation

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Bruce: /* Transportation */

2014-01-16T08:45:29Z

Transportation

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	[[File:Blackridge Station March 2011.jpg]]		[[File:Blackridge Station March 2011.jpg]]
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	The Scottish Government previously excluded Blackridge from the stations to be created on the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, due to be reopened in 2010 but this decision was later reversed. The campaign group Platform Blackridge eventually achieved victory in the campaign and the station was confirmed on 14 October 2008 and opened on 12 December 2010.		The Scottish Government previously excluded Blackridge from the stations to be created on the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, due to be reopened in 2010 but this decision was later reversed. The campaign group Platform Blackridge eventually achieved victory in the campaign and the station was confirmed on 14 October 2008 and opened on 12 December 2010.

Bruce: /* Transportation */

2014-01-16T08:44:56Z

Transportation

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Bruce: /* Transportation */

2014-01-16T08:43:58Z

Transportation

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			[[File:Blackridge station sign.jpg]]
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	The Scottish Government previously excluded Blackridge from the stations to be created on the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, due to be reopened in 2010 but this decision was later reversed. The campaign group Platform Blackridge eventually achieved victory in the campaign and the station was confirmed on 14 October 2008 and opened on 12 December 2010.		The Scottish Government previously excluded Blackridge from the stations to be created on the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, due to be reopened in 2010 but this decision was later reversed. The campaign group Platform Blackridge eventually achieved victory in the campaign and the station was confirmed on 14 October 2008 and opened on 12 December 2010.

Bruce at 08:38, 16 January 2014

2014-01-16T08:38:35Z

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	Trig Point Eastcraigs Hill near Blackridge West Lothian (damaged pillar with view east towards the Pentlands).		Trig Point Eastcraigs Hill near Blackridge West Lothian (damaged pillar with view east towards the Pentlands).
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	~~== '''City Device''' ==~~

	~~== '''Climate''' ==~~

	== '''Economy''' ==		== '''Economy''' ==
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	== '''Population''' ==		== '''Population''' ==
	* -- Village (1,500) - 2010 estimated census		* -- Village (1,500) - 2010 estimated census

	~~== '''Arenas''' ==~~

	== '''Attractions''' ==		== '''Attractions''' ==
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	== '''Famous Locals''' ==		== '''Famous Locals''' ==
	Blackridge can boast two native knights of the Realm: Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Livingstone and Sir Peter Matthews, Chief Constable of Surrey in the 1970s.		Blackridge can boast two native knights of the Realm: Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Livingstone and Sir Peter Matthews, Chief Constable of Surrey in the 1970s.

	~~== '''Fortifications''' ==~~

	~~== '''Galleries''' ==~~

	== '''Holy Ground''' ==		== '''Holy Ground''' ==
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	Blackridge is known for its Protestant identity. The village has an adult men's Orange lodge (John Knox Memorial 352) and a ladies' Orange lodge (Bible and Crown 238)as well as a flute band (Blackridge Thistle Flute Band).		Blackridge is known for its Protestant identity. The village has an adult men's Orange lodge (John Knox Memorial 352) and a ladies' Orange lodge (Bible and Crown 238)as well as a flute band (Blackridge Thistle Flute Band).

	~~== '''Hospitals''' ==~~

	== '''Hotels & Hostels''' ==		== '''Hotels & Hostels''' ==
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	* -- [[Blackridge Village Map]]		* -- [[Blackridge Village Map]]

	== '''~~Market Places''' ==~~		== '''Museums''' ==

	~~== '''Monasteries''' ==~~

	~~== '''Monuments~~''' ==
	* -- [[Craig Inn Centre]] -- Formerly a coaching inn established in 1797, properly known as Westcraigs Inn, it has since been converted into a local community center, library and museum.<br>		* -- [[Craig Inn Centre]] -- Formerly a coaching inn established in 1797, properly known as Westcraigs Inn, it has since been converted into a local community center, library and museum.<br>

	~~== '''Museums''' ==~~

	~~== '''Neighborhoods''' ==~~

	== '''Parks''' ==		== '''Parks''' ==

Bruce: /* Famous Locals */

2014-01-16T08:10:03Z

Famous Locals

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	== '''Famous Locals''' ==		== '''Famous Locals''' ==
			Blackridge can boast two native knights of the Realm: Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Livingstone and Sir Peter Matthews, Chief Constable of Surrey in the 1970s.

	== '''Fortifications''' ==		== '''Fortifications''' ==