Cobbinshaw is a small hamlet in West Lothian, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road from nearby Woolfords.
| Cobbinshaw | |
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 Fishermen's Jetty at Cobbinshaw Reservoir | |
  Cobbinshaw Location within West Lothian | |
| OS grid reference | NT011577 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEST CALDER |
| Postcode district | EH55 |
| Dialling code | 01501 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Cobbinshaw is at 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Nearby villages include Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax. It is next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir, built in 1818 to supply water for the Union Canal.
History
editIn 1685 Walter Lord Torphichen sold the lands of Camilty and north and south Cobbinshaw to William Tennant.
Transport
editIt once had its own railway station on the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh to Carstairs Line. The station was located north of Auchengray railway station.
References
editPapers of Lord Torphichen in the National Archives of Scotland GD119/405
External links
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