West Calder

West Calder
Scottish Gaelic: *Caladar an Iar*
Scots: *Wast Cauder*
West Calder Scottish Gaelic: Caladar an Iar; Scots: Wast Cauder;
	West Calder Main Street looking towards Union Square
	West Calder Location within West Lothian
Population	3,250 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NT019632
Council area	West Lothian;
Lieutenancy area	West Lothian;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEST CALDER
Postcode district	EH55
Dialling code	01506
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Livingston;
Scottish Parliament	Almond Valley;

West Calder (Scots: Wast Cauder, Scottish Gaelic: Caladar an Iar) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important centre in the oil shale industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. West Calder has its own railway station.

The surrounding villages that take West Calder's name in their address - Polbeth, Addiewell, Loganlea, Harburn and Westwood - outline the area that this village encompasses, and they all have played an important part in the history of the village as well as West Lothian. The village is a 10-minute drive from Livingston, which is host to two large shopping centres. The village lies along the ridge above the Calder burn.

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