Livingston, West Lothian

Livingston Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhunlèibhe Scots: Leivinstoun
New town and administrative centre
Aerial view of the north west of the town
Livingston Location within West Lothian
Population	56,840 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
Language	English, Scots
OS grid reference	NT054690
• Edinburgh	14 mi (23 km) ENE
• London	321 mi (517 km) SSE
Council area	West Lothian
Lieutenancy area	West Lothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVINGSTON
Postcode district	EH53, EH54
Dialling code	01506
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Livingston
Scottish Parliament	Almond Valley
List of places UK Scotland 55°53′00″N 3°30′57″W / 55.8834°N 3.5157°W / 55.8834; -3.5157

Livingston (Scots: Leivinstoun,^[2] Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhunlèibhe) is the largest town in West Lothian, Scotland. Designated in 1962, it is the fourth post-war new town to be built in Scotland. Taking its name from a village of the same name incorporated into the new town, it was originally developed in the then-counties of Midlothian and West Lothian along the banks of the River Almond. It is situated approximately fifteen miles (25 km) west of Edinburgh and thirty miles (50 km) east of Glasgow, and is close to the towns of Broxburn to the north-east and Bathgate to the north-west.

The town was built around a collection of small villages, Livingston Village, Bellsquarry, and Livingston Station (now part of Deans). The town has a number of residential areas. These include Craigshill, Howden, Ladywell, Knightsridge, Deans, Dedridge, Murieston, Almondvale, Eliburn, Kirkton, and Adambrae. There are several large industrial estates in Livingston, including Houston industrial estate, Brucefield Industrial Estate, Alba Business Park, and Kirkton Campus. The locality of Livingston as defined by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) includes Uphall Station and Pumpherston. The wider urban settlement, also defined by the GROS, further includes Mid Calder and East Calder.^[3] Other neighbouring villages include: Kirknewton, Polbeth and West Calder. The 2001 UK Census reported that the town had a population of 50,826. The 2011 UK Census showed the population of Livingston had increased to 56,269.^[4] Livingston is the second-largest settlement in the Lothians, after Edinburgh.^[5]