The Heritage options are :

Books and Newspapers

• A PDF of the 'History & Antiquities of the Parish of Uphall' (1898) by Rev James Primrose
• Press snippets about Uphall from various local publications

Buildings

• A very brief history of Houstoun House, and its owners, can be found here
• Middleton Hall was once the technical HQ of Scottish Oils. The building is now a nursing home. We have some information about this lovely building and the surrounding area
• Some information about a few of Uphall's older buildings
• Information about Strathbrock Castle, Uphall
• Some information about the The Broxburn Model and the The Uphall Model
• Uphall Police Station opened in 1893 on the Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall

Burials

• Local resident Catherine Ferguson discovered that some 831 patients of Bangour Village Hospital were buried in unmarked graves.  We share her report 'Forgotten in Life and Forgotten in Death'
• Gravestone Inscription's for St Nicholas Church (one of two Churches in Strathbrock Parish) can be downloaded
• The Uphall Cemetery burial registers (1893-1975) are available to search

Businesses

• History of the Harper businesses in Broxburn
• Motherwell Bridge was a large employer in Uphall.  The housing development of South Middleton now occupies the site
• Uphall has had a Postmaster/Post Office since 1837 - read more at Old Uphall Post Office
• The Uphall Inn was a coaching inn on the Bathgate-Airdrie Turnpike Road
• The Volunteer Arms and its connection to the Royal Scots

Census Records

• The 1841 and 1851 Censuses for the Parish of Uphall are available to view and download
• Details about the Old Parish of Uphall including population figures recorded at the time of each census

Churches

• A list of Ministers of Strathbrock Church (St Nicholas, Uphall) from 1562 to 1824
• A history of the Mission Hall in Uphall which opened in 1883
• The history of Uphall's two oldest Churches, St. Nicholas and Uphall South Church can be read here too. St. Nicholas Church dates back to around the 12th century

Hospitals

• Information about the Broxburn Fever Hospital
• Drumshoreland Hospital once stood near Almondell Country Park

Oil Industry

• An overview of Broxburn Oil Works
• For many years, Scottish Oils occupied large areas of the industrial site at Middleton (now housing). Scottish Oils was the forerunner to BP Oils, and you can read a bit about their time in Uphall

Organisations

• A brief history of the Broxburn Co-operative Society
• The minutes books of the Broxburn Independent Labour Party from 1908 to 1918

People

Places

• King George V Field Uphall is one of three such Playing Fields in West Lothian
• The Saugh Tree was the meeting place for the people of Broxburn and Uphall
• Some information about the Union Canal which passes through Broxburn
• An insight into the mineral line that crossed Uphall Main Street and the Uphall Signal Box and Level Crossing
• Information about The Wallace Stone which stands near to Almondell Country Park

Public Events

• A procession, the Broxburn Pretoria Demonstration, was held to commemorate the occupation of Pretoria in the Boer War - with local school children who took part receiving a commemorative medal

Street, Town & Village Origins

• A brief history of Broxburn town origins
• Some streets in Broxburn and Uphall have been named after local people, farms and events. This information is in the street name origins section
• A brief history of Uphall village origins

War Dead, Graves & Memorials

• Details of the War Dead who had a Broxburn and Uphall connection
• Information can be viewed about the men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the World Wars and have a War Grave or memorial in the Uphall Cemeteries
• Information about War Memorials in the local area can be viewed

Westerton

• The history of Westerton Village, near Broxburn

WW1

• Thomas Malcolm Garry was awarded the MM in 1918 having served and been wounded in France during 1915.  Meg Stenhouse has researched Thomas' story and we are proud to share it
• Meg Stenhouse's book about the Broxburn & Uphall War Memorials and the Men who Served and Fell in WW1
• WW1 Tributes by Georgina Russell of Hillside Cottage, Ecclesmachan

WW2

• Information about Flight Lieutenant John D Brodie who was killed in a Lancaster Bomber crash in 1943
• The booklet 'West Lothian Men on the Lisbon Maru' by West Lothian resident Meg Stenhouse.  Several of the men were from the Uphall and Broxburn area
• Rest Centres were opened 'for the reception of homeless and bombed out families’ during the second World War.  Read about the rest centres locally.
• Access to the records of the men and women of the Australian Forces who served during World War Two and were born in Broxburn or Uphall

Robert Mitchell Anderson of Uphall was one of ten men who were killed in a Short Sunderland GR.V crash in 1946

If you wish to know more about the history of Broxburn and Uphall, read A History of Broxburn by Peter Caldwell (1998), Strathbrock Castle and the History of Uphall by Peter Caldwell (1996) and the History and Antiquities of the Parish of Uphall by Rev. James Primrose (1898). These books contain a wealth of information about the history of Broxburn and Uphall.