Tradespeople in East Calder, West Lothian

About East Calder

East Calder is a village sitting between Livingston and Kirknewton, largely residential in character and increasingly popular with those who want proximity to Edinburgh without being in the new town.

Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, a substantial green space running along the River Almond, is effectively on the doorstep — one of the most pleasant stretches of countryside in West Lothian.

The A71 runs through the village, providing a direct road connection to Edinburgh for those who prefer to drive.

Nearby: Kirknewton, Livingston, Mid Calder, Pumpherston, Uphall Station

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About West Lothian

West Lothian is a council area in the heart of the central belt, sitting between Edinburgh to the east, Falkirk to the north, and North Lanarkshire to the west.

It is a county of contrasts: historic royal burghs like Linlithgow and ancient villages like Torphichen sit alongside the new town of Livingston and the former mining and shale oil communities that shaped the landscape in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Livingston is the county's main centre — Scotland's fifth-largest settlement — but West Lothian's character is defined as much by its smaller towns: Bathgate, Broxburn, Whitburn, and Linlithgow each have their own distinct identity.

The oil shale industry, pioneered here in the 1850s by James Young, left a lasting mark on the landscape in the form of distinctive pink bings — the waste heaps of the shale works — that have become recognised landmarks in their own right.

West Lothian has excellent transport connections, with the M8 and M9 crossing the county, two rail lines linking it to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Edinburgh Airport on its eastern edge.