Deans is a small community within the town of

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. Deans is situated in the northern part of Livingston, The western area of Deans was formerly known as Livingston Station, as it is the location of former oil works and a railway station. Many people who have lived in this area for a long time often refer to it as such. In 2010 the population of Deans was 3,641

History

Deans takes its name from the Former Deans Oil Works which contained a small settlement called Deans Cottages. The western part of Deans was originally a village called Livingston Station and was named after the now closed

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, The station was named after the village of Livingston which is now called

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. Deans was historically part of

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. The western part of Deans is sometimes still called Livingston Station. In 1962 the

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was created and the area's size expanded rapidly. The former village of Livingston Station has now been absorbed by Deans. The most famous event to happen in Deans was the Livingston UFO Incident on 9 November 1979, when Robert Taylor, employed by the Livingston Development Corporation, is said to have encountered a UFO on

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, The incident was investigated by

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. It is the only UFO incident that was part of a criminal investigation in the

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Geography

The area around Deans is rich in

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which was a major employer in the area. The centre of Deans is above sea level. The highest point in Deans is

which is above sea level.

Boundaries

The northern boundary of Deans is marked by the M8 motorway which connects Glasgow to Edinburgh. The southern boundary is marked by the North Clyde Railway Line, to the west is Deans Road and to the east is Deans North Road and

Economy

There are two shopping areas of Deans. The main shopping centre of Deans is the Carmondean Centre which consists of some small shops, sit-in and take-away restaurants, a bank and a

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supermarket. There is also a care home called Restondene. The other area is along Main Street in the Livingston Station area of Deans where there is a Co-Operative store and a few take-away food shops. Deans also has a
industrial estate
that houses a number of businesses including Amaryllis Group, BFP Wholesale, Bobby's Food,

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, CSI Products, Dexion Store, Bott Workplace,

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UK, First Edinburgh Ltd,

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Distribution Ltd, Scottish Motor Auction Group, West Lothian Food & Health Development, Scholastic Book Fairs Ltd, Space Solutions Ltd, and

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Governance

Deans is covered by the Livingston North Ward in

Council and the Livingston North Local Area Committee. The Councillors are the Chair Andrew Miller ( SNP), John Cochrane (Action to Save St John's Hospital), Robert De Bold ( SNP) and Bruce Ferrie (

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). In order to build, manage and promote Livingston a

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of the

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was formed, the Livingston Development Corporation which oversaw construction of the area from 1962 to 22 March 1997 when its responsibilities were transferred to West Lothian Council. Deans has been part of the Almond Valley Constituency since 1999 and is represented by the

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(SNP)

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who has held the seat since

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when the constituency was called

. Deans has been part of the Livingston UK Parliament constituency since 1983 and since 2015 has been represented by the

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. Prior to

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in 2020 it was part of the Scotland European Parliament constituency. Since local Government elections in 2017, the Livingston North councillors in West Lothian Council are: Councillor Alison Adamson, councillor Dom McGuire, councillor Robert debold and councillor Andrew miller.

Public Services

Water and Sewage services are provided by

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. The distribution network operator is

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. Deans has two post offices, one located in the Carmondean Centre and the other located on Main Street. Deans has its own library called Carmondean Connected, which is run by

Council.

Culture and Recreation

There are two play areas in Deans, one on Glen Road and the other next to the Carmondean Centre. Nearby is the Deer Park Golf and Country Club, which contains a golf course and a bowling alley. Deans also has an indoor go-karting track called Racing Karts.

Policing

Deans is covered by the Livingston North Policing Neighbourhood and the F (West Lothian) division. The local police force is Police Scotland with the nearest station located at West Lothian Civic Centre in Livingston town centre.

Education

Deans has three primary schools, Deans Primary, Meldrum Primary and St John's RC Primary. There is also a newly rebuilt secondary school,

Deans Community High School Deans Community High School is a secondary school, secondary level school, in Deans, Livingston, West Lothian, Livingston, Scotland. The school opened in 1978, and is Coeducational, co-educational, with 1279 pupils. Feeder schools Until Octobe ...

Religion

Deans has a

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church called St. Andrew's Church, which is located in the Livingston Station area of Deans. St. Andrew's Church is part of the Livingston Old Parish along with Livingston old Kirk in

. Deans has a

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church in the Carmondean area called St Peters RC Church which is part of the Livingston Catholic Parishes.

Transport

The M8 motorway runs adjacent to the area. Bus routes X24, X25, X27, X28 & N28 serve the area. Buses provide links to other areas of Livingston, nearby towns such as

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, Armadale,

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and to

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Deans is served by

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on the

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providing a service to

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and

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every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes on evenings and Sunday.

Media

The Local Newspapers for Deans are the West Lothian Herald and Post, which is a

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published by

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and the West Lothian Courier. There was previously a Livingston Post newspaper which was stopped in the early 1990s.Livingston Alive, Livingston Newspapers
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References

External links

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