Theme Week Scotland – Livingston
Saturday, 14 September 2013 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien Category/Kategorie: General
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The north-west of Livingston © Kim Traynor/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Livingston (Scottish Gaelic:
Baile Dhùn Lèibhe ) is the largest town in
West Lothian . It is the fourth post-War
new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. It is about 15 miles (25 km) west of
Edinburgh and 30 miles (50 km) east of
Glasgow , and is bordered by the towns of
Broxburn to the northeast and
Bathgate to the northwest.
Livingston is the second biggest settlement in the Lothians after Edinburgh. Until 1963 the area surrounding the ancient village of Livingston was open farm land and the ancient village is now called Livingston Village.
The north-west of Livingston © Kim Traynor/cc-by-sa-3.0
Livingston’s town centre contains a large number of offices. Private sector offices are also concentrated at the eastern and western edges of the centre and along the Almondvale Boulevard. Other facilities in the centre include hotels, a swimming pool and local authority gym, restaurants, pubs and Club Earth. Almondvale Football Stadium and
West Lothian College are located at the north western edge of the town centre.
Livingston town centre sits on the southern edge of the Almond Valley. It is bounded by a ring road and has been purposely planned, distinguishing it from West Lothian’s other town centres. Howden Park is located immediately north of the town centre. Livingston is the sub-regional centre serving West Lothian. It features one of the largest indoor shopping and leisure complexes in Scotland,
The Centre (formerly
Almondvale Shopping Centre ) and the
Livingston Designer Outlet (formerly
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre ). Neighbourhood Shopping Centres are located at strategic points around the town. The first of these to be built was
The Mall at Craigshill. This was followed by the
Carmondean Centre in Deans and groupings of shops in Ladywell and Murieston.
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Overview of all Theme Weeks .
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Livingston Designer Outlet ,
The Centre Livingston ,
Livingston Alive ,
VisitWestLothian.co.uk – Livingston ,
West Lothian Council and
Wikipedia Livingston . Learn more about the
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