Craigshill is a residential area in the east of

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. To the west is the A899, with

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beyond it, to the south is the village of

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History

Craigshill was the first part of Livingston to be constructed after it was designated to be a New Town, starting in 1966.Craigshill
Gazetteer for Scotland Prior to this, the oldest surviving building in the area is Craigsfarm, located just next to Riverside Primary School and nowadays used as a community centre.

Areas

The area is divided into six sections with the addresses named on themes: the "Grove"s are all named after trees, the "Street"s after Australian cities and towns, the "Drive"s are named after rivers, the "Walk"s are named after lochs, the "Park"s after local hills and the "Court"s after writers.

Schools

Craigshill has three primary schools - Letham, Riverside and Beatlie (formerly Almondbank Primary). Almondbank Library is next to Craigshill Shopping Mall and The Co-operative Food (Formerly Somerfield, Kwik Save).

Sites

To the north of the area, the Livingston Squadron of the Air Training Corps (2535) meet in Maple Grove. Craigshill also has two public houses - The Stirrup Stane and The Tower - and a Masonic Hall home of Lodge Almondvale 1658 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Livingston Rugby Club are based in the district, with their ground next to the River Almond, along with the Xcite Craigswood sports centre,Xcite Craigswood
West Lothian Leisure Livingston Boxing Club and Letham Bowling Club.

Transport

The nearest station to Craigshill is which is on the

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Religion

Craigshill is also the home to three churches. St. Columba's Church was demolished in June 2010. Craigshill is home to West Lothian's first mosque.

Notable people

* Ian Colquhoun (author) grew up in and was educated in Craigshill *

David Martindale David Paul Martindale (born 13 July 1974) is a Scottish football manager who currently manages Scottish Premiership club Livingston. Martindale did not play for any professional team but did play Junior football for Linlithgow Rose and West ...

, football manager ( Livingston F.C.) grew up in the districtLivingston boss David Martindale says 'judge me on who I am now' as he awaits SFA approval
Brian McLauchlin,

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, 21 December 2020

Primary sources

*Wills, E (1996) ''Livingston: the Making of a Scottish New Town'' *Cowling, D (1997) ''An Essay for Today: the Scottish New Towns 1947-1997''

References

External links

* Livingston, West Lothian Populated places in West Lothian Housing estates in Scotland {{WestLothian-geo-stub