Longridge is a village in

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

, Scotland. In 2001 the population was 650, with 92.77% of those born in Scotland and 4.31% born in England.KS05 Country of birth
, General Register Office for Scotland, retrieved 16 December 2012 In 1856 the village, then known as Langrigg, had a population of 225, it had a library and a post office, and the economy of the area had improved with the discovery of blackband ironstone, known as Crofthead. Two Longridge railway stations briefly served the village in the mid 19th century.

Work

In 2001 there were 290 in work. Among the main works in the community were: *Agriculture: 2.07% *Production: 26.55% *Construction: 8.62% *Retail: 13.45% *Tourism: 5.17% *Property: 6.9%

References

External links

Longridge Online
Villages in West Lothian {{WestLothian-geo-stub