Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Whitburn. You may be able to find further references to Whitburn in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Whitburn a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Whitburn.

Place Type of entry Source
Benhar a village Groome
Benhar, East village Bartholomew
Bents village with railway station Bartholomew
Bents a village, with a railway station Groome
Crofthead a large mineral village Groome
Crofthead village, with railway station Bartholomew
Drybridge a village Groome
Fauldhouse a mining village Groome
Gateside a village Groome
Gateside village Bartholomew
Longridge or Lanrig a village Groome
Polkemmet seat Bartholomew
Polkemmet a two-story Scottish Baronial mansion Groome

Travel writing

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer
Longridge 0 2
Bents 0 2
Armadale 0 2
Blackburn 0 2
Harthill 0 2
East Benhar 0 3
Breich 0 2
Fauldhouse 0 1
Bathgate 1 3
Addiewell 0 2
Blackridge 0 2
Bridgecastle 0 2
Mossend 0 2
West Calder 0 4
Torphichen 0 2
Stane 0 2
Shotts Iron Works 0 2
Avonbridge 0 2
Calderhead 0 2
Dykehead 0 2