Dechmont (

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: ''Deagh Mhonadh'') is a small village located near

Uphall, West Lothian Uphall ( sco, Uphauch, gd, Ubhalaidh) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is a swiftly growing village in a conurbation with Broxburn to the east, Dechmont to the west and the major town of Livingston to the south west. Uphall is 30 mil ...

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Bangour Village Hospital Bangour Village Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located west of Dechmont in West Lothian, Scotland. During the First World War it formed part of the much larger Edinburgh War Hospital. History The hospital was modelled on the village system ...

is located to the west of Dechmont. It has an approximate population of 989 people. Its postal code is EH52. An alleged

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took place in 1979 in the nearby Dechmont Woods. The village has a small infant/primary school providing learning for pre-school through to primary three pupils. In 2012 the school roll was thirteen which consisted of five primary one pupils; four primary two pupils and four primary three pupils as well as sixteen pre-school infants Lothian Country operates bus service X18 between Edinburgh and Whitburn via Broxburn, Bathagte and Armadale

Notable residents

''Several notable persons born between the 1948 and 1990 are described as being 'from' Dechmont as per their birth certificate, but have only a tenuous link to the town due to being delivered at

Bangour General Hospital Bangour General Hospital was a hospital just west of the village of Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland. It had its origins during the Second World War when hospital bed numbers in Scotland were greatly expanded to deal with the anticipated increas ...

which operated in that period; most children born here would have grown up elsewhere in West Lothian.'' *

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is a professional footballer who has played with

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and

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and now currently plays with Rangers. He is a former captain of the Canadian national team. *

Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher (born 1 November 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Early life and amateur career Gallacher was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup captain ...

- professional golfer, 4-time winner on the European tour and Ryder Cup Star was born in Dechmont in 1974. *

Edward Meldrum Edward Meldrum FRSE DL (1821–1875) was a Scottish chemist who was partner to James Young in his oil and paraffin ventures creating the company Young & Meldrum and the independent company of Meldrum & Co in Glasgow. Life He was born in 1821 ...

, the business partner of James Young bought Old Dechmont House in 1865 and rebuilt it as Dechmont Castle in 1869. He died there in 1875. *

Hannah Rarity Hannah Rarity is a Scottish singer and songwriter from Dechmont, West Lothian. In 2018, she was the winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award, and her debut album ''Neath the Gloaming Star'' was nominated for Album of the ...

- Scots traditional singer who was raised in Dechmont.

References

External links

West Lothian Archaeology Group - Dechmont Law
Villages in West Lothian {{WestLothian-geo-stub

Notable residents

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