West Calder is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, located 4 miles west of Livingston. The town was a crucial centre for the oil shale economic situation in the 19th and 20th Centuries. West Calder has its own train station. The bordering villages that take the town's name in their address - Polbeth, Addiewell, Loganlea, Harburn and Westwood - outline the area that this community incorporates, and also they all have actually played a vital part in the history of the community as well as West Lothian. It is also the most northward centre of the Dogs Trust, very closely complied with by the brand-new centre at Glasgow. The town is a 10-minute drive from Livingston, which is host to 2 huge shopping center.