Armadale
Place in West Lothian, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.896, -3.7 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 93 68 |
| Population: | 11,770 |
| Dialling code: | 01506 (Bathgate) |
Armadale is a former mining and shale‑oil town in West Lothian, Scotland, located in the Central Belt roughly between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Its 19th‑century growth was driven by coal and shale industries, and the town still shows that industrial heritage alongside surrounding farmland and pockets of newer housing.
Today Armadale functions largely as a commuter and local‑service town with shops, community groups and amateur sport, and benefited from the reopening of the Bathgate–Airdrie rail link which improved rail access to the cities. Regeneration projects and access to nearby countryside and cycle routes have given it a mix of industrial history and more rural leisure opportunities.
Postcode districts covering Armadale
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 21.4 miles
- Edinburgh 18.8 miles
- East Kilbride 21.2 miles
- Livingston 6.4 miles
- Hamilton 16.2 miles
- Cumbernauld 12.2 miles
- Dunfermline 15.4 miles
- Coatbridge 13.2 miles
- Stirling 18.1 miles
- Airdrie 10.7 miles
- Falkirk 8.2 miles
- Motherwell 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Armadale and Blackridge Ward 1.5 miles
- Whitburn Place 2.2 miles
- Whitburn and Blackburn Ward 2.3 miles
- East Whitburn Place 2.5 miles
- Bathgate Place 2.5 miles
- Blackridge Place 2.7 miles
- Torphichen Place 3.1 miles
- Harthill Place 3.2 miles
- Avonbridge Place 3.2 miles
- Blackburn Place 3.3 miles
- Longridge Place 3.7 miles
- Eastfield Place 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Armadale
EH48 3RB, EH48 3HY, EH48 2LS, EH48 3NJ, EH48 3JX, EH48 2LG, EH48 2PW, EH48 2NY, EH48 3LJ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 13.2 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 28.5 miles
- Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station 0.7 miles
- Bathgate Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Armadale Ad
- The Gables 3 1.7 miles
- Best Western The Hilcroft Hotel West Lothian 3 2.2 miles
- The Vu Snugs 2.6 miles
- Premier Inn Livingston - Bathgate 3 3.6 miles
- Premier Lodge 3 8.1 miles
- Macdonald Houstoun House 4 7.3 miles
- Chain Runner by Marston's Inns 6.8 miles
- Linen Bank Residence - Aparthotel 3 6.8 miles
- Travelodge Falkirk 3 7 miles
- The Blackbull Inn Polmont 6.6 miles
Schools in Armadale
- Armadale Academy Secondary
- Armadale Primary School Primary
- Eastertoun Primary School Primary
- Southdale Primary School Primary
- St Anthony's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Manuel Priory Historic site 5.5 miles
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 7.1 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 10.2 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- Hopetoun House Estate 11.5 miles
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 11.6 miles
- Dundas Castle Estate 12 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 12.3 miles
- Pentland Hills Hill 13 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 13.5 miles