Dechmont
| Dechmont | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Deagh Mhonadh | |
 Humpbacked Bridge, Dechmont |
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  Dechmont |
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| OS grid reference | NT039708 |
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| Civil parish | Uphall |
| Council area | West Lothian |
| Lieutenancy area | West Lothian |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROXBURN |
| Postcode district | EH52 |
| Dialling code | 01506 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Livingston |
| Scottish Parliament | Linlithgow |
Coordinates: 55°55′16″N 3°32′13″W / 55.921°N 3.537°W
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.[1] There was said to be an alien encounter in 1979 in the nearby Dechmont Woods.[2]
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[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Dechmont, West Lothian Information". postcode-info.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ↑ Livingston Incident
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