Bridgend is a village which neighbours

Linlithgow Linlithgow ( ; ; ) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a historic route between Edi ...

, in

West Lothian West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk (council area), Falkirk. The modern counci ...

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. It has a football team called Bridgend United. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 790. Bridgend was founded between 1885–86 to serve as housing for the Champfleurie Oil Works in

before its closure in 1902. Currently the town consists mostly of Council housing and is home to local amenities such as a primary school, community centre, and golf course.

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Museum of the Scottish shale oil industry - Bridgend Rows
Villages in West Lothian {{WestLothian-geo-stub