Dechmont
Place in West Lothian, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.921, -3.539 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 03 70 |
| Population: | 690 |
| Dialling code: | 01506 (Bathgate) |
Dechmont is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland, set amid low agricultural land and patches of mixed woodland. The village sits close to the distinctive cone of Dechmont Law, a local landmark, and adjacent to popular walking areas in Dechmont Woods, giving it a quiet, semi-rural character while remaining within easy reach of the larger town of Livingston.
Economically and socially the community reflects the wider region’s shift from traditional farming and former mining links to commuter living and light industry centred on nearby towns. Dechmont is also best known for the unusual 1979 incident involving a local police officer in the woods, a story that has given the village a place in Scotland’s modern folklore and draws occasional interest from visitors and researchers.
Postcode districts covering Dechmont
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Livingston 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hamilton 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Cumbernauld 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Dunfermline 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Coatbridge 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Glenrothes 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Stirling 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Airdrie 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Falkirk 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Motherwell 19.5 miles31.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Livingston North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Livingston Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Broxburn Place 2.5 miles4 km
- Mid Calder Place 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Livingston South Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Bridgend Place 3.1 miles5 km
- Seafield Place 3.6 miles5.8 km
- East Calder Place 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Winchburgh Place 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bathgate Place 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Polbeth Place 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Dechmont
EH52 6LQ, EH52 6LG, EH52 6LX, EH52 6LF, EH52 6LL, EH52 6NA, EH52 6LE, EH52 6PD, EH52 6LZ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Glasgow International Airport 34.8 miles56 km
- Livingston North Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Uphall Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels near Dechmont Ad
- Ashcroft Farmhouse 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Oatridge Hotel 2 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Macdonald Houstoun House 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Norton House Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Dakota Edinburgh 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Coorie 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Mercure Livingston Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Best Western the Hilcroft Hotel West Lothian 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Orocco Pier 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club 4 6.7 miles10.7 km
Local points of interest
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles4 km
- Manuel Priory Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Dundas Castle Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Hopetoun House Estate 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Redford Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Dalmeny House Estate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Pentland Hills Hill 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cramond beach Beach 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Callendar Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- East End Park Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km