Howden is an area of the new town of Livingston

Livingston, Scotland

Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is the fourth post-WWII new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. It is about 15 miles west of Edinburgh and 30 miles east of Glasgow, and is bordered by the towns of Broxburn to the northeast and Bathgate to the northwest.Livingston...

, the largest town 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

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. Howden is bordered by the Town Centre, Ladywell

Ladywell, Livingston

Ladywell is an area in Livingston. It is bordered to the north by Knightsridge, to the south by Howden, to the West by Eliburn and to the east by the A899.*...

, Kirkton

Kirkton, Livingston

Kirkton is a small area in the North-West of Livingston, Scotland. The area is mainly occupied by privately owned homes as well as industrial sites. A new crematorium is also currently being built in the area....

 and Craigshill. It is named after the 18th-century Howden House

Howden House (West Lothian)

Howden House is a late 18th century house in the Howden area of Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.-History:The estate on which the house stands belonged to the Douglas family of Pumpherston. It was recorded as far back as the 16th century. when it was known as Over Howden.It was built probably for...

, which is currently empty, although the adjacent stable block has been converted into the Howden Park Centre, an arts and entertainment venue.

External links

• Pictures of Howden in Livingston, Livingstoni