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Town in West Lothian, Scotland

Human settlement in Scotland

Blackburn is a town^[2] in West Lothian, Scotland, near both Bathgate and Livingston, two of the larger towns in the county.

It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Edinburgh and 25 miles (40 km) east of Glasgow on the old A8 road.

History

Blackburn means "the black stream", from the Old Englishblæc "black" and burna "stream".

The name was recorded as Blachebrine in 1152.

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As a small industrial centre, Blackburn originally developed as a cotton-manufacturing town. In the mid-19th century, it became a centre for coal mining.

Its small population expanded rapidly from 4,302 in 1961 to around 9,000 by 1965 as a result of employment opportunities in Bathgate to the north and through in-migration following the inception of the Glasgow Overspill Plan.

The closure of the British Leyland plant in 1986 brought decline to the area, along with the destructio