Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Grangepans

Grangepans, a coast village, with a public school, in Carriden parish, Linlithgowshire, adjoining the eastern extremity of Borrowstounness. It formerly had extensive salt-pans and a chemical work, but now it merely shares in the industry of Borrowstounness. Pop. (1861) 747, (1871) 876, (1881) 792.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a coast village, with a public school"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: West Lothian ScoCnty
Place: Grangepans

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