East Calder is a small town located in West Lothian

West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is located about a mile east of Mid Calder

Mid Calder

Mid Calder is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh...

 and about a mile west of Wilkieston

Wilkieston

Wilkieston is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the A71 road, north of Kirknewton, south-west of Ratho and east of Livingston.To the north-west of the village is Bonnington House, a 19th-century country house...

. There local football team is East Calder Colts F.C.

Local amenities

East Calder has an estate agent, two Scotmid

Scotmid

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 stores, a post office/convenience store, two pubs, a bookmaker

Bookmaker

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, a cafe, two chip shops

Fish and chips

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, a pizzeria, two chinese restaurants

Chinese cuisine

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, a car wash

Car wash

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, a doctors' surgery, a bowling green, a chemist

Pharmacy

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 and a sports centre

Leisure centre

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. An industrial estate called Camps is located on the edge of the town.

Transport

The A71

A71 road

The A71 is a major road in Scotland linking Edinburgh with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It adjoins the Livingston Bypass A899.It runs south west from Edinburgh for approximately 70 miles, through Saughton, Wilkieston and south of Livingston, Whitburn and Wishaw, then by way of the Garrion Bridge,...

 bypasses the town to the South. East Calder is served by a number of bus service including First's route 27/28, which connect the town to Livingston and Bathgate

Bathgate

Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...

 in one direction, and Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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 in the other, Horsburgh's route 555/777, which connect the town to Sighthill

Sighthill, Edinburgh

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, Edinburgh Park

Edinburgh Park

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, Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh Airport

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, and Livingston and E&M Horsbugh's route 400, which connects the town to Ratho

Ratho

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, and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

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. The nearest train station is located at Kirknewton

Kirknewton railway station

Kirknewton railway station is a railway station serving Kirknewton in West Lothian, Scotland, Opened as Kirknewton in February 1848, the station was renamed Midcalder and Kirknewton after two months, before becoming Midcalder in 1855. The full circle was finally completed 127 years later in May...

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Schools

East Calder has two primary schools, East Calder Primary School and St Paul's RC School. St Paul's is the local Catholic primary school. East Calder is in the catchment area for West Calder High School and St Margarets Academy.