Woolfords

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Woolfords
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Woolfords Cottages from the north
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Woolfords
Location within South Lanarkshire
OS grid reference NT003569
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WEST CALDER
Postcode district EH55
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55°47′48.2″N3°35′22.29″W / 55.796722°N 3.5895250°W / 55.796722; -3.5895250

Woolfords is a small hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir. It was formerly part of West Calder in Midlothian and has an EH55 postcode.

Woolfords is at 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Nearby villages include Auchengray and Tarbrax.

North of Woolfords and the other side of the railway line is the linear settlement of Woolfords Cottages.

History

Woolfords was built to house the mineworkers for the coal, lime and shale mines of Cobbinshaw, Tarbrax and Baads Mill. [1] [2] Nearby Cobbinshaw is much older.

Transport

The Cobbinshaw railway station on the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh to Carstairs Line, was sited close to Woolfords. The station was located north of Auchengray railway station.

References

  1. "Woolfords (old rows)". Scottish Shale. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. "Woolfords (new rows)". Scottish Shale. Retrieved 28 January 2025.