{{short description|Village in West Lothian, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = Scotland |official_name= Stoneyburn |gaelic_name=Allt nan Clach |scots_name= Stanyburn |static_image_name= Stoneyburn Post Office (geograph 4099961).jpg |static_image_caption= Stoneyburn Post Office | population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Stoneyburn}} | population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref> |os_grid_reference= NS978628 |coordinates = {{coord|55.848|-3.631|display=inline,title}} |map_type=Scotland |unitary_scotland= West Lothian |lieutenancy_scotland= West Lothian |constituency_westminster= Livingston |constituency_scottish_parliament= Almond Valley |historic_county= |post_town= Bathgate |postcode_district = EH47 |postcode_area= EH |dial_code= 01501 }} '''Stoneyburn''' is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. The village was the site of a large coalmine, since discontinued. Nearby towns include Bathgate, Whitburn, Addiewell and Blackburn. Around two thousand people inhabit the village (2022), which is around {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km|round=0.5|abbr=off}} in length, clustered around the B7015 to Fauldhouse and Livingston.
==History== In 1850, the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway was laid on the western side of Stoneyburn. The nearest station was Foulshiels railway station but it was only in operation from 1850 to 1852.<ref name="d680">{{cite web | last=Crawford | first=Ewan | title=Foulshiels | website=RAILSCOT | url=https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/F/Foulshiels/ | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref>
Stoneyburn house is a small 17th century manor house in the village with a datestone dating back to 1655.<ref name="HouseCanmore">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=275427 |num2=NS96SE 59 |desc=Stoneyburn, Stoneyburn House |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
===Foulshiels Colliery=== Foulshiels Colliery was a large coal mine located on the edge of Stoneyburn and for which Stoneyburn was largely built to serve as a settlement for workers.<ref name="FoulshielsCanmore">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=132663 |num2=NS96SE 19 |desc=Foulshiels Colliery |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> Production commenced in the late 19th century and at its height, 463 people worked in the mine, with 1951 being the year of highest production.<ref name="FoulshielsCanmore"/> The pit had miner's baths that built in 1935 to accommodate 600 men, with 37 shower cubicles.<ref name="FoulshielsCanmore"/><ref name="j223">{{cite web | title=Foulshiels – The Twentieth Century Society | website=The Twentieth Century Society – Campaigning for outstanding buildings | date=2024-07-09 | url=https://c20society.org.uk/pithead-baths/foulshiels | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref><ref name="p863">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=IMG | desc=Foulshiels Colliery. View of pithead baths (completed 1935), with United Collieries wagons full of coal in foreground. | num=614113 |num2=SC 614113 | access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> As well as 4 screens for grading coal, the site had a canteen.<ref name="FoulshielsCanmore"/> The mine eventually closed in 1957.<ref name="FoulshielsCanmore"/>
===Bents=== Bents was developed in 1919 as a housing scheme by United Collieries to house workers.<ref name="BentsCanmore">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=275429 |num2=NS96SE 61 |desc=Stoneyburn, Bents Housing |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> There were 138 homes in the initial development.<ref name="BentsCanmore"/>
===20th century=== Stoneyburn Parish Church was built circa 1925 to an Arts and Crafts style design with a buttressed gable and belfry but is now a private dwelling.<ref name="ChurchCanmore">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=205493 |num2=NS96SE 46 |desc=Stoneyburn, Main Street, Stoneyburn Parish Church |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="z252">{{cite web | last=Scotland | first=National Archives of | title=The National Archives of Scotland | website=NAS Catalogue | date=2007-11-09 | url=https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CH3%2F9 | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref>
===21st century=== In 2023, the Scottish Government approved the building of 300 new homes in Bents after the developers appealed the planning permission application which had been previously rejected by West Lothian Council.<ref name="p274">{{cite web | title=Plans for 300 new homes in West Lothian village turned down | website=Scottish Construction Now | date=2022-04-11 | url=https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/plans-for-300-new-homes-in-west-lothian-village-turned-down | access-date=2024-10-17}}</ref><ref name="p971">{{cite web | last=Hall | first=Debbie | title=Anger as rural homes could be swallowed up by housing development | website=Daily Record | date=2023-02-09 | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/anger-rural-homes-could-swallowed-29175856 | access-date=2024-10-17}}</ref>
In 2024, a miner's memorial was erected in Stoneyburn.<ref name="w968">{{cite web | title=Miners Memorial | website=Stoneyburn and Bents | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.sbfvg.com/miners-memorial | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref><ref name="MemCanmore">{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=374703 |num2=NS96SE 71 |desc=Stoneyburn, Main Street, Foulshiels Park, Mining Memorial |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
==Geography== Stoneyburn is situated in the Central Belt of Scotland, some {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} from Bathgate in the north and {{convert|5|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} from Livingston in the east. At approximately {{convert|25|mi|km|0}} from the centre of Scotland's two major cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the village is situated {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} away from junction 4 of the M8, Scotland's main motorway. Despite this, it is situated in a semi-rural area, surrounded by dairy farms and fields.
Traditionally, the village is divided between Stoneyburn proper and Bents, the latter in the days of railway travel being the location of the railway station.
==Education== There are two primary schools, Stoneyburn Primary School and Our Lady's.<ref name="j989">{{cite web | title=Stoneyburn Primary School | website=Stoneyburn Primary | url=https://stoneyburn.westlothian.org.uk/ | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref><ref name="x144">{{cite web | title=Our Lady's RC Primary School | website=West Lothian Council | url=https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/32032/Our-Lady-s-RC-Primary-School | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref>
==Community== Stoneyburn is home to a bowling club and football team Stoneyburn F.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoneyburn: West Lothian |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst730.html |website=Gazetteer for Scotland |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> There is a Roman Catholic church (Our Lady's) and a Church of Scotland as well as a Pentecostal Church in the village.[http://stoneyburn-crowndefenders.co.uk]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} The village also has local shops including a cafe, post office, chemist, takeaways and convenience shops. There is also a Community Centre. The community is also serviced by Stoneyburn and Bents Future Vision Group who operate from the HUB, which includes the village larder and several groups including carers, men's group, youth clubs and craft groups and events www.sbfvg.com.
Stoneyburn had a community centre but this closed in 2024 due to issues arising from Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels in the building.<ref name="i258">{{cite web | last=Hall | first=Debbie | title=Locals devastated as West Lothian community centre closed 'until further notice' | website=Daily Record | date=2024-01-12 | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/locals-devastated-popular-community-centre-31863646 | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref>
Foulshiels wood is a public woodland managed by the Woodland Trust.<ref name="y315">{{cite web | last=Trust | first=Woodland | title=Visiting Woods | website=Woodland Trust | date=2024-09-10 | url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/foulshiels/ | access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref> It is located on the site of the former Foulshiels colliery and has a mix of native and conifer trees that were planted in the 1980s.<ref name="y315"/>
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Category:Villages in West Lothian Category:Stoneyburn