Armadale, West Lothian
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| OS grid reference: | NT335685 |
| Population: | 9,063 (2001 Census) |
| Council area: | West Lothian |
| Constituent country: | Scotland |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Police force: | Lothian and Borders Police |
| Lieutenancy area: | West Lothian |
| Former county: | West Lothian |
| Post town: | BATHGATE |
| Postal: | EH48 |
| Telephone: | 01501 |
| Scottish Parliament: | Linlithgow |
| UK Parliament: | Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
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Armadale is a town within the district of West Lothian in central Scotland. Armadale, formerly known as Barbauchlaw (see History of Armadale), is an ex mining town and is well known for its local public house "The Goth" and its famous leaning clock tower on West Main Street. It is named after Armadale in Sutherland, this estate being owned by Sir William Honeyman who later acquired the land of Barbauchlaw.
Armadale (Woodend Farm) is officially the site of Ogilface Castle. Woodend Farm has another site nearer Blackridge, marked as 'Ogelface in ruins' on a 1773 map. An investigation is underway to see what extra information can be obtained about these two sites.
The town has a stadium which features greyhound racing and speedway. The stadiums future is now under threat. Due to the noise eminating from the stadium when in use, especially by the speedway, and the building on new houses on the grounds surrounding the stadium, there are plans to demolish it.[citation needed] Recent plans to build a new stadium have been rejected by West Lothian Council[1] meaning the future of speedway and greyhound racing is now in doubt.
The future of the local High School is also set for change as the current school, Armadale Academy, is due to be demolished after the building of the new school is complete. The funding for the new school is set to come from the Private Public Partnership fund that has renovated and improved many schools across Scotland. The location of the new school is yet to be confirmed, but one site being suggested is the playing fields to the back of the current school.
The town also has a long established football team, Armadale Thistle, whose football ground is located on North Street.
Armadale is growing rapidly now, with several housing developers building new estates. There are now also plans to build a new railway station in the south end of Armadale, reestablishing the old railway link between Edinburgh and Airdrie. This railway line would renovate the, almost completely, derelict section of Armadale where all the old factories are.
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