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Dechmont
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|---|---|
 Goodall Place, Dechmont | |
  Dechmont Location within West Lothian | |
| Population | 620 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT039708 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROXBURN |
| Postcode district | EH52 |
| Dialling code | 01506 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Dechmont (Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh) is a small village located near Uphall, West Lothian in Scotland. Bangour Village Hospital is located to the west of Dechmont. It has an approximate population of 989 people. Its postal code is EH52.[2] An alleged alien encounter took place in 1979 in the nearby Dechmont Woods.[3]
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[4]
Lothian Country operates daytime bus service X18 and night service N18 between Edinburgh and Whitburn via Broxburn, Bathgate and Armadale.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Dechmont, West Lothian Information". postcode-info.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Livingston Incident Archived 2008-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1][dead link]