Dechmont

Dechmont (Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh) is a small village located near Uphall, West Lothian in Scotland. Bangour Village Hospital is located to the west of Dechmont. It has an approximate population of 989 people. Its postal code is EH52. An alleged alien encounter took place in 1979 in the nearby Dechmont Woods.

Dechmont
  • Scottish Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh
Goodall Place, Dechmont
Dechmont
Location within West Lothian
Population620 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid referenceNT039708
Council area
  • West Lothian
Lieutenancy area
  • West Lothian
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROXBURN
Postcode districtEH52
Dialling code01506
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Livingston
Scottish Parliament
  • Linlithgow

The village has a small infant/primary school providing learning for pre-school through to primary three pupils. In 2012 the school roll was thirteen which consisted of five primary one pupils; four primary two pupils and four primary three pupils as well as sixteen pre-school infants

Lothian Country operates daytime bus service X18 and night service N18 between Edinburgh and Whitburn via Broxburn, Bathgate and Armadale

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