OS grid reference NT011577 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district EH55 Dialling code 01501 Civil parish West Calder Scottish parliament Almond Valley | Country Scotland Post town WEST CALDER Police Scottish Council area West Lothian Lieutenancy area West Lothian UK parliament constituency Livingston | |
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Cobbinshaw is a small hamlet in West Lothian, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road from nearby Woolfords.
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Cobbinshaw is at 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Nearby villages include Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax. It is next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir, built in 1818 to supply water for the Union Canal.
History
In 1685 Walter Lord Torphichen sold the lands of Camilty and north and south Cobbinshaw to William Tennant.
Transport
It once had its own railway station on the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh to Carstairs Line. The station was located north of Auchengray railway station.
References
Cobbinshaw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA