Addiewell

Addiewell
Entrance to the Addiewell and Loganlea Memorial Garden
Addiewell is located in West Lothian
Addiewell
Addiewell
Location within West Lothian
Population1,280 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS989625
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWEST CALDER
Postcode districtEH55
Dialling code01501
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°50′42″N 3°36′50″W / 55.845°N 3.614°W / 55.845; -3.614

Addiewell (Scots: Aidieswall,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Adaidh)[3] is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. Historically it lies within the County of Midlothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.

There are two separate districts, Addiebrownhill and Loganlea. Addiewell is near Stoneyburn and West Calder.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ The Online Scots Dictionary Archived 8 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - NewsNetScotland