Blackburn, West Lothian
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| Blackburn | |
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| OS grid reference: | NS985655 |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 4,761 (2001 Census) |
| 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: | BATHGATE |
| Postal district: | EH47 |
| Dialling code: | 01506 |
| Politics | |
| Scottish Parliament: | Linlithgow |
| UK Parliament: | Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
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Blackburn is a small town in West Lothian, Scotland with a population of approximately 4800. It is situated about 20 miles from Edinburgh along the old M8 towards Glasgow. Not far from Blackburn is Livingston, which is only 5 miles away which hosts a large number of electronic factories and a shopping centre.
Although a small town, it hosts a large Secondary School - St Kentigern's Academy - which draws Roman Catholic pupils from surrounding towns.
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