Polbeth

Polbeth
Scottish Gaelic: *Poll Beithe*
Scots: *Powbeth*
Polbeth Scottish Gaelic: Poll Beithe; Scots: Powbeth;
	; An aerial view of Polbeth
	Polbeth Location within West Lothian
OS grid reference	NT025645
Civil parish	West Calder;
Council area	West Lothian;
Lieutenancy area	West Lothian;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEST CALDER
Postcode district	EH55
Dialling code	01506
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Livingston;
Scottish Parliament	Almond Valley;

Polbeth is a former oil shale mining village located about a mile from West Calder, and not far from Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

Five Sisters

A mile to the west of the village are the Five Sisters Shale Bings, a local landmark and scheduled monument (55°51′35″N 03°35′05″W). The bings rise to a height of 720 feet (220 m), some 230 feet (70 m) above the surrounding area, and are the spoil tips from the oil shale industry that was a feature of the area.

Five Sisters Zoo Park

The Five Sisters Zoo Park (55°51′49.67″N 03°33′33.94″W) is located on the edge of the village. Which has animals such as a lion and wolves.[1]

Polbeth Harwood Church

Harwood Church was one of two Church of Scotland churches in West Calder. The other was in Polbeth, and the two churches were amalgamated.

Worship in Polbeth took place in what previously had been the Engine House of Shale Pit 26. When mining ceased in the community the Engine House was converted into what is now known as Polbeth Hall. Worship took place here while the new church was being built.

Notable people

Rhys McCabe, footballer currently playing for St. Patrick's Athletic
Shelley Kerr, former footballer. Current coach of the womens Scottish national football team.
Callum Fordyce, footballer currently playing for Airdrieonians
Billy Hartman, actor

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gollark: 230 years of uranium is quite a lot, there's loads of tech we could be using but aren't to use it better, and there's also thorium.

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References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Polbeth Harwood Church

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)