Torphichen
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Torphichen is a small village located near Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
[edit] History
[edit] St Ninian
The original St. Ninian's Kirk is believed to have been founded by that saint circa. 400AD.
[edit] Knights Hospitaller
Torphichen Preceptory is a religious house founded by Knights Hospitaller at the invitation of King David I in the 1140s. The last Preceptor of the House, Sir James Sandilands, surrendered the lands of the preceptory during the Reformation to the crown, but then bought them back as a private individual. He received the title Lord Torphichen. .