Lithgow is a

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, in the northeastern part of the town of

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, in

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, United States. Located west of Amenia on

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, it is approximately north of

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. The hamlet was named for

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 Scotland.

St. Peter's Episcopal church

Actresses Rachel Kempson,

Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was a British and American actress. During a career that spanned five decades, she won two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Em ...

and

Natasha Richardson Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was a British actress. A part of the Redgrave family, Richardson was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaughter of Michael Redgr ...

are interred in Lithgow's St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery."Family, friends say goodbye to Redgrave"
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'', May 8, 2010.

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