Bathgate
Bathgate is a Town in the county of West Lothian.
Bathgate postcode: EH48 1PA
There are great places to visit near Bathgate including some great towns, castles and shopping centres.
Don't miss Linlithgow, and Livingston's towns if visiting the area around Bathgate.
The area close to Bathgate boasts some of the best castles including Blackness Castle.
The Centre Livingston is a great place to visit close to Bathgate if you like shopping centres.
Bathgate History
There are some historic monuments around Bathgate:
Places to see near Bathgate
History of Bathgate
Early records of Bathgate are somewhat sketchy. It is recorded that, around 1160, Uchtred Dalrymple, Sherriff of Linlithgow, and Geoffrey de Melville came to Bathgate at the command of King Malcolm IV and measured out an area of land which was to form the basis of Bathgate Parish. The church and all its associate property were placed under the auspices of Holyrood Abbey at that time and paid a tenth of its income from the land to that institution.
