Whitburn

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Whitburn

Total population

11,490

Coordinates55.87°, -3.68°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Whitburn is a town on the south bank of the River Almond in West Lothian, Scotland, halfway between Scotlands's two largest cities, about 23 miles east of Glasgow and 22 miles west of Edinburgh. The nearest major towns are Bathgate, four miles and Livingston, six miles.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Graham Weir

Scottish footballer (born 1984)

Alex Cunningham

British politician (born 1955)

Andrew Keir

British actor (1926-1997)

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George MacBeth

British writer (1932–1992)

John Millar

Scottish philosopher, jurist and historian

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John Prentice

Scottish footballer and manager (1926-2006)

Matthew Baillie

Scottish anatomist, (1761-1823)

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Matt McQueen

Scottish footballer and manager (1863-1944)

A

Archibald Hastie

Scottish footballer (1915-1988)

C

Charlie Rennox

Scottish footballer (1897-1967)

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Duncan Ormond

New Zealand association footballer

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Hugh Duffy

rugby player (1934–2017)

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Iain Ormond

New Zealand association footballer

James Marley

British politician (1893-1954)

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Jimmy Drinnan

Scottish footballer (1906-1936)

J

John May

Scottish footballer (1878-1933)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• Seafield
  3.8 mi away
• Binniehill
  7.2 mi away
• Caldercruix
  8 mi away
• Muirend
  10 mi away
• Faucheldean
  10 mi away
• Mannerston Holdings
  10.8 mi away
• Burnwynd
  11.4 mi away
• Allandale
  12.4 mi away · pop. 289
• Castlecary
  12.8 mi away
• Middle Norton
  13.2 mi away
• Braeface
  13.7 mi away
• Shiresmill
  14.5 mi away

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