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Addiewell (Scots: Addieswall, Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Adaidh)^[1] is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.

History

There are two separate districts, Addiebrownhill and Loganlea. Addiewell is near Stoneyburn and West Calder. The church is St Thomas Apostle Church.

Addiewell greatly expanded thanks to the local colliery developments, with the Woodmuir colliery being the local mine. It then developed to support the oil shale industry.

Present

Addiewell has three shops, one pub and a softplay/gym called The Pitstop. There are 2 schools, St Thomas and Addiewell Primary. The local football team is called Addiewell Hearts.

The prison opened in December 2008, holding over 800 maximum security prisoners.

Transport

Developed as part of the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway, Addiewell railway station is on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. With an hourly service in each direction, it has recently been upgraded to support the new prison.

References

Alistair Findlay (2010) Shale Voices Luath Press Ltd (ISBN 978-1906307110) - memoir of the shale oil industry

Notes

^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic - NewsNetScotland

External links

Gazetter for Scotland

55°50′43.78″N 3°36′48.65″W / 55.8454944°N 3.6135139°W / 55.8454944; -3.6135139

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[1] List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic - NewsNetScotland

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+[[File:Addiewell and Loganlea Memorial Garden - geograph.org.uk - 721867.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Entrance to the Addiewell and Loganlea Memorial Garden]]
 '''Addiewell''' ({{lang-sco|Addieswall}}, {{lang-gd|Tobar Adaidh}})<ref>[http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/component/content/article/2999-list-of-railway-station-names.html List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic] - NewsNetScotland</ref> is a former mining village in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] council area of [[West Lothian]].  A new prison, [[HMP Addiewell]], opened in 2008.
 ==History==
+There are two separate districts, Addiebrownhill and Loganlea. Addiewell is near Stoneyburn and West Calder. The church is St Thomas Apostle Church.
-Addiewell grew up to support the [[oil shale industry]]. The prison opened in December 2008. It holds over 800 maximum security prisoners.
+Addiewell greatly expanded thanks to the local colliery developments, with the [[Woodmuir colliery]] being the local mine. It then developed to support the [[oil shale industry]].
-==Geography==
-There are two separate districts, Addiebrownhill and Loganlea.  Addiewell is near Stoneyburn and West Calder.
+==Present==
-==Culture and community==
-Addiewell has three shops, one pub and a softplay/gym called The Pitstop.
+Addiewell has three shops, one pub and a softplay/gym called The Pitstop. There are 2 schools, St Thomas and Addiewell Primary. The local football team is called Addiewell Hearts.
+The prison opened in December 2008, holding over 800 maximum security prisoners.
 ==Transport==
-[[Addiewell railway station]] is on the [[Shotts Line]] from  [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]] to [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]], with an hourly service in each direction. It has recently been upgraded to support the new prison.
+Developed as part of the [[Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway]], [[Addiewell railway station]] is on the [[Shotts Line]] from  [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]] to [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]]. With an hourly service in each direction, it has recently been upgraded to support the new prison.
-==Education==
+==References==
+* Alistair Findlay (2010) ''Shale Voices'' Luath Press Ltd (ISBN 978-1906307110) - memoir of the shale oil industry
-There are 2 schools, St Thomas and Addiewell Primary.
-==Religious sites==
+===Notes===
-The only church is St Thomas Apostle Church.
-==Sport==
-The local football team is called Addiewell Hearts.
-==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==Further reading==
-* Alistair Findlay (2010) ''Shale Voices'' Luath Press Ltd (ISBN 978-1906307110) - memoir of the shale oil industry
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst772.html/ Gazetter for Scotland]
 {{Coord|55|50|43.78|N|3|36|48.65|W|type:city_region:GB-WLN|display=title}}
+[[Category:Villages in West Lothian]]
 {{WestLothian-geo-stub}}
-[[Category:Villages in West Lothian]]
 [[nn:Addiewell]]