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Breich

FieldValue
countryScotland
static_image_nameBreich, West Lothian.jpg
static_image_captionThe A71 through Breich
coordinates
os_grid_referenceNS963608
official_nameBreich
label_positiontop
population209
civil_parishWest Calder
unitary_scotlandWest Lothian
constituency_westminsterLivingston
constituency_scottish_parliamentAlmond Valley
post_townWEST CALDER
postcode_districtEH55
postcode_areaEH
dial_code01501

Breich () is a small village lying in the western part of West Lothian, Scotland. It lies on the A71, the Edinburgh to Ayrshire road, which also goes to the large town of Livingston 7 miles to the east. It is situated at the junction of the A706, to Lanark, Bathgate and Linlithgow.[[File:Breich Station - geograph.org.uk - 1214292.jpg|thumb|[[Breich railway station]].]]

Etymology

Breich is named after the nearby Breich Water. This name may be derived from Brittonic *brïch, meaning "variegated, mottled, speckled" (Welsh brych), or the early Gaelic cognate brecc. Derivation from Gaelic breac, meaning "trout", is possible, but the earliest form is Brech from 1199.

Demography

According to a 2015 West Lothian report, Breich has a population of 209.

Amenities and features

The village consists mainly of a single row of houses by the roadside, with some new builds behind the single row. Breich railway station is on the Shotts Line, until 2018 was served by one eastbound and one westbound train per day. Since then, the line has been electrified the station has been rebuilt and is served by an hourly train in each direction. A nearby coal bing (spoil heap) was used as a speedway training track in the late 1960s.

Media

The Channel 4 TV comedy series Absolutely used Breich as a location for the fictional town of Stoneybridge, showing photographs of the houses by the roadside in a mock promotional video. It also used the nearby 'Five Sisters' spoil heap in the same scene.

References

References

  1. (2012). "Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 65 ''Falkirk & Linlithgow (Dunfermline)''". Ordnance Survey.
  2. (1 January 2016). "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer". Ordnance Survey.
  3. "View: Linlithgowshire Sheet XII.SW (includes: West Calder; Whitburn) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960".
  4. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements".
  5. "This Scottish railway station is used by just three passengers a week".
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