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Uphall, the Glossary

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Parishes in West Lothian
Villages in West Lothian

A89 road

The A89 is a trunk road in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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A899 road

The A899 is a road in West Lothian, Scotland, connecting Broxburn to Livingston.

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Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie (Airdrie; An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Anglo-Persian Oil Company

The Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC; شرکت نفت ایران و انگلیس) was a British company founded in 1909 following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Persia (Iran).

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Bathgate

Bathgate (Bathket or italic, Both Chèit) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Uphall and Bathgate are Parishes in West Lothian.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Bowls

Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport.

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Broxburn

Broxburn (Srath Bhroc) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Broxburn Academy

Broxburn Academy is a secondary school in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan

David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, (1 June 1742 – 19 April 1829), styled Lord Cardross between 1747 and 1767, was a Scottish antiquarian, founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1780 and first vice president, and patron of the arts and sciences.

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Dechmont

Dechmont (Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh) is a small village located near Uphall, West Lothian in Scotland. Uphall and Dechmont are villages in West Lothian.

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Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a sports car racing series sanctioned by ADAC.

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Dryburgh

Dryburgh is a village in the Borders region of Scotland, within the county of Berwickshire.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Education in Scotland

Education in Scotland is provided in state schools, private schools and by individuals through homeschooling.

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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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Garden city movement

The garden city movement was a 20th century urban planning movement promoting satellite communities surrounding the central city and separated with greenbelts.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played.

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Harling (wall finish)

Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, known for its rough texture.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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John Shairp (lawyer)

John Schairp of Houston (died 1607) was a Scottish lawyer and businessman.

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King George's Fields

A King George's Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V (1865–1936).

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Kirkhill Astronomical Pillar

The Kirkhill Astronomical Pillar was constructed in 1776 by David Stewart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan and erected in the grounds of his estate at Kirkhill House, near Broxburn, Scotland.

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Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of West Lothian.

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Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament (MP).

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Livingston, West Lothian

Livingston (Leivinstoun, Baile Dhunlèibhe) is the largest town in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Lothian Buses

Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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M8 motorway (Scotland)

The M8 is the busiest motorway in Scotland.

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Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.

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McGill's Bus Services

McGill's Bus Services is a bus operator based in Greenock, Scotland.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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Nursing home

A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people.

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Oil shale

Oil shale is an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds) from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced.

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Paul di Resta

Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986) is a British racing driver from Scotland, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport in their LMH entry.

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Pumpherston

Pumpherston is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. Uphall and Pumpherston are villages in West Lothian.

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Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.

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Scottish Lowlands

The Lowlands (Lallans or Lawlands,; place of the foreigners) is a cultural and historical region of Scotland.

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Shale oil extraction is an industrial process for unconventional oil production.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uphall

Also known as Strathbrock, Ubhalaidh, Uphall, West Lothian.

Uphall, the Glossary

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Parishes in West Lothian

Villages in West Lothian

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