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Bathgate
Classification and Statistics
Settlement Type: small town Population (2001): 15068 (1991): 13819
(1981): 14476
(1971): 14224
(1961): 12684
(1951): 11291
(1901): 6786
(Police Burgh)(1881): 4885
(1871): 4991
(1861): 4827
(1831): 2581
Tourist Rating: No Text of Entry Updated: 07-MAY-2012 Location
Latitude: 55.8986°N Longitude: 3.6408°W National Grid Reference: NS 975 685 Show Maps: Get directions by entering the UK postcode of your location, home or hotel here eg. EH1 3YT
Industry
British Leyland ended operations in 1986, although the site is used as a major distribution depot for new cars. Significant inward investment followed, but one of the largest successes, the American communications giant Motorola, closed its plant in 2001.
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The Editors of The Gazetteer for Scotland
Supported by:
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