Craigshill is a residential area in the east of
Livingston, Scotland
Livingston ( sco, Leivinstoun, gd, Baile Dhunlèibhe) is the largest town in West Lothian, Scotland. Designated in 1962, it is the fourth post-war new town to be built in Scotland. Taking its name from a village of the same name incorporated ...
. To the west is the
A899, with
Howden
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,
Ladywell and
Knightsridge beyond it, to the south is the village of
Mid Calder, and to the north is Houston Industrial Estate and the village of
Pumpherston.
History
Craigshill was the first part of Livingston to be constructed after it was designated to be a
New Town
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
, starting in 1966.
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Prior to this, the oldest surviving building in the area is Craigsfarm, located just next to Riverside Primary School and nowadays used as a community centre.
Areas
The area is divided into six sections with the addresses named on themes: the "Grove"s are all named after trees, the "Street"s after Australian cities and towns, the "Drive"s are named after rivers, the "Walk"s are named after lochs, the "Park"s after local hills and the "Court"s after writers.
Schools
Craigshill has three primary schools - Letham, Riverside and Beatlie (formerly Almondbank Primary). Almondbank Library is next to Craigshill Shopping Mall and The Co-operative Food (Formerly Somerfield, Kwik Save).
Sites
To the north of the area, the Livingston Squadron of the Air Training Corps (2535) meet in Maple Grove. Craigshill also has two public houses - The Stirrup Stane and The Tower - and a Masonic Hall home of Lodge Almondvale 1658 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
Livingston Rugby Club are based in the district, with their ground next to the
River Almond, along with the Xcite Craigswood sports centre,
Xcite Craigswood
West Lothian Leisure Livingston Boxing Club and Letham Bowling Club.
Transport
The nearest station to Craigshill is which is on the North Clyde Line
The North Clyde Line (defined by Network Rail as the ''Glasgow North Electric Suburban'' line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by ScotRail Trains. As a result of the incorporation of the Airdrie–Bathga ...
.
Religion
Craigshill is also the home to three churches. St. Columba's Church was demolished in June 2010.
Craigshill is home to West Lothian's first mosque.
Notable people
*Ian Colquhoun
Ian Alexander Colquhoun (8 June 1924 – 26 February 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer who played two Test matches for his country in the 1950s.
Early life and family
Born in Wellington on 8 June 1924, Colquhoun was the son of Gladys and Ca ...
(author) grew up in and was educated in Craigshill
* David Martindale, football manager (Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian.
Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to th ...
) grew up in the district[Livingston boss David Martindale says 'judge me on who I am now' as he awaits SFA approval]
Brian McLauchlin, BBC Sport
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, 21 December 2020
Primary sources
*Wills, E (1996) ''Livingston: the Making of a Scottish New Town''
*Cowling, D (1997) ''An Essay for Today: the Scottish New Towns 1947-1997''
References
External links
*
Livingston, West Lothian
Populated places in West Lothian
Housing estates in Scotland
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