Linlithgow
Linlithgow is a royal burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. It is West Lothian's county town, as seen in the county's other name of Linlithgowshire. Linlithgow lies in the north-east of West Lothian, near the border with Stirlingshire. It lies 20 miles (30 km) west of Edinburgh along the main railway route to Glasgow. Before the building and construction of the M8 and M9 motorways, along with the opening of the Forth Road Bridge, the town was set on the primary road from Edinburgh to Stirling, Perth and Inverness while the canal system connected the burgh to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The local village of Blackness once functioned as the burgh's port. Linlithgow is overlooked by its local hill, Cockleroi. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal. With Saint Michael as the partron saint, the town's adage is 'St. Michael is kinde to straingers'. A statue of the saint holding the burgh coat of arms stands on the high street. 2 big sections of the northern side of the High Street were knocked down in the 1960s and replaced by flats and public structures in the brutalist design typical of that time period. While these buildings were welcomed at the time as being a large improvement on the confined and run-down traditional accommodation, they have necessitated extensive maintenance and restoration over the years. With a population of around 19000, the town is incredibly popular with the middles classes and commuters thanks to effective transport links and high quality schooling. For all your house upgrades, make sure to make use of reputable experts in Linlithgow to make certain of quality.