Linlithgow
Linlithgow is a royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. It is West Lothian's county town, as seen in the county's alternate name of Linlithgowshire. Linlithgow is found in the north-east of West Lothian, alongside the border with Stirlingshire. It lies 20 miles (30 km) west of Edinburgh along the main railway route to Glasgow. Before the building of the M8 and M9 motorways, along with the opening of the Forth Road Bridge, the town was located on the main road from Edinburgh to Stirling, Perth and Inverness while the canal system linked the burgh to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The nearby village of Blackness at one time acted as the burgh's port. Linlithgow is overlooked by its nearby hill, Cockleroi. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most famous landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal. With Saint Michael as the partron saint, the town's adage is 'St. Michael is kinde to straingers'. A statue of the saint holding the burgh coat of arms stands on the high street. Two large areas of the northern side of the High Street were destroyed in the 1960s and replaced by flats and public buildings in the brutalist design typical of that time period of time. Though these structures were welcomed at the time as being a large improvement on the cramped and unkempt traditional accommodation, they have actually needed considerable maintenance and renovation for many years. With a population of around 19000, the town is incredibly popular with the middles classes and commuters thanks to reliable transportation links and high quality education. For all your home upgrades, make sure to make use of trustworthy contractors in Linlithgow to make certain of quality.
