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Ecclesmachan (NT058736) is a village in West Lothian. It lies just north of Uphall on the B8046 road. As at 2001, the population of the civil parish of Ecclesmachan was 529 and was 811 in 1991.
The name means church of Saint Machan, and is its form is thought to show that a church was present in the area in Sub-Roman times.
The village is home to Oatridge Agricultural College.
Notable natives include surgeon Robert Liston and Jacobite poet William Hamilton.
(Source: Wikipedia) |