Uphall, West Lothian : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Uphall. You may be able to find further references to Uphall in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Uphall parish and village with railway station Bartholomew
Uphall a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Uphall.

Place Type of entry Source
Amondell or Almonddale the seat Groome
Binnie, East and West 2 hamlets Bartholomew
Binnie, East and West two hamlets Groome
Broxburn mining town, with oil-works Bartholomew
Broxburn a mining and manufacturing village Groome
Drumshoreland a station and a moor Groome
Houstoun House a mansion Groome
Houstoun (or Houston) village Bartholomew
Kirkhill seat Bartholomew
Kirkhill a mansion Groome
Middleton Hall seat Bartholomew
Middleton Hall a mansion Groome

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Ecclesmachan 0 2
Broxburn 0 2
Winchburgh 0 1
Mid Calder 0 3
East Calder 0 2
Philipstoun 0 1
Livingston 0 2
Newbridge 0 1
Bonnington 0 2
Kirkliston 0 2
Kirknewton 0 2
Abercorn 5 2
Dundas 1 2
Hopetoun 5 2
Ratho 0 2
Linlithgow 13 3
Blackness 3 2
Bathgate 1 3
Mossend 0 2
Queensferry 15 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Uphall. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
UPHALL John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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