West Linton, United Kingdom
Scotland · United Kingdom
West Linton is a small town in Scotland, United Kingdom with a population of 1,700. Elevation: 771 ft (235 m). Average temperature: 45°F (7°C).
Population source: Wikidata (dated census and official estimates), GeoNames. Climate: WorldClim 2.1 normals (1970-2000), NASA POWER. Updated August 2026
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People
Climate
| Population | 1,700 |
| Population Density | 14 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Coordinates | 55.7497°, -3.3561° |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| State / Province | Scotland |
| Average Temperature | 45°F (7°C) |
| January Average | 36°F (2°C) |
| July Average | 56°F (13°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 43.3 inches (1,100 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 7.9 inches (20 cm) |
About West Linton
West Linton is a small town in United Kingdom (Scotland) with a population of 1,700. The city sits at an elevation of 771 feet (235 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 45°F (7°C). Temperatures range from 36°F in January to 56°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 43.3 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 44.6°F |
| 17% below United Kingdom avg | |
| January Average | 36°F (2°C) |
| July Average | 56°F (13°C) |
Geography
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Area | 121.0 sq mi (313.3 km²) |
| Population Density | 14/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 55.7497°N, 3.3561°W |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F (2°C) | 4.6 in | Coldest |
| February | 36°F (2°C) | 3.3 in | |
| March | 38°F (3°C) | 3.8 in | |
| April | 42°F (6°C) | 2.5 in | Driest |
| May | 48°F (9°C) | 2.6 in | |
| June | 52°F (11°C) | 2.8 in | |
| July | 56°F (13°C) | 2.9 in | Warmest |
| August | 55°F (13°C) | 3.3 in | |
| September | 51°F (10°C) | 4.0 in | |
| October | 46°F (8°C) | 4.5 in | |
| November | 40°F (4°C) | 4.4 in | |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 4.6 in | Wettest |
West Linton has a seasonal temperature swing of 20°F / from 36°F in January to 56°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 43.3 inches, with December being the wettest month (4.6") and April the driest (2.5").
Schools in West Linton
3 public schools (OpenStreetMap data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| West Linton Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Broomlee Centre | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near West Linton
8 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital FM Edinburgh | edinburgh, pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Forth1 | pop music, popular | AAC+ 47 kbps | |
| BFBS Scotland | - | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Edge 1 | - | MP3 | |
| Radio ENRG | alternative, edinburgh | MP3 | |
| 242 RADIO | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| EHFM | community radio, edinburgh | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio GH | folk | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in West Linton
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Valley Heritage Centre | ||||
| Anatomical Museum | ||||
| Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum | ||||
| Biggar Gasworks Museum | ||||
| Broxburn Community Museum | ||||
| Cockburn Geological Museum | ||||
| Dynamic Earth | ||||
| Heart of Midlothian Museum | ||||
| Heriot Watt Museum | ||||
| HMY Britannia | ||||
| John Buchan Story | ||||
| Linlithgow Museum | ||||
| Museum Collections Centre | ||||
| Museum of Childhood | ||||
| Museum of Edinburgh | ||||
| Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling and Witchcraft | ||||
| Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage | ||||
| Museum on the Mound | ||||
| National Museum of Scotland | ||||
| National War Museum | ||||
| One O'Clock Gun Exhibition | ||||
| Peebles Museum and Gallery | ||||
| Prisoners of War Museum | ||||
| Queensferry Museum | ||||
| St Cecilia's Hall | ||||
| Surgeons' Hall Museums | ||||
| Talbot Rice Gallery | ||||
| The King's Gallery | ||||
| The Maltings | ||||
| The People's Story Museum | ||||
| The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum | ||||
| The Royal Scots Regimental Museum | ||||
| The Spirit of Leithers | ||||
| The Wee Museum of Memory | ||||
| Trinity Apse | ||||
| Trinity House | ||||
| Writers' Museum |
Libraries in West Linton
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocates Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Almondbank Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Artiscience Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Balerno Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Balgreen Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Blackhall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cameron Smail Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Carmondean Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Central Children's Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Colinton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Corstorphine Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Craigmillar Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Currie Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Danderhall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Edinburgh College of Art Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Edinburgh Law School Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Edinburgh Napier Merchiston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Edinburgh University Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Fountainbridge Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Gilmerton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Granton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kirkliston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Lanthorn Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Lasswade Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Leith Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Library of Mistakes | 0.0 | |||||
| Linlithgow Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Loanhead Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Map Library | 0.0 | |||||
| McDonald Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Moray House Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Moredun Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Morningside Library | 0.0 | |||||
| National Library of Scotland | 0.0 | |||||
| New College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Newington Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Oxgangs Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Peebles Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Piershill Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Playfair Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Portobello Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ratho Library | 0.0 | |||||
| RBGE Herbarium & Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Scottish Poetry Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sighthill Learning Resource Centre (LRC) | 0.0 | |||||
| Sighthill Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Signet Library | 0.0 | |||||
| South Neighbourhood Office and Library | 0.0 | |||||
| South Queensferry Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stockbridge Library | 0.0 | |||||
| The Drumbrae Library Hub | 0.0 | |||||
| The Lex Davidson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| West Lothian Local History Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wester Hailes Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in West Linton
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balerno Farmer's Market | |||||
| Edinburgh Farmers' Market | |||||
| Edinburgh Farmers' Market | |||||
| Grassmarket Market | |||||
| Grassmarket Market | |||||
| Leith Market | |||||
| Leith Market | |||||
| Stockbridge Market | |||||
| Stockbridge Market | |||||
| The Pitt | |||||
| The Pitt | |||||
| Tron Kirk Market | |||||
| Tron Kirk Market |
Hotels in West Linton
2 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in West Linton
2 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in West Linton
1 monuments within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Castles in West Linton
1 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Golf Courses in West Linton
2 golf courses within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in West Linton
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alechemy | ||||
| Barney's Beer | ||||
| Barney's Beer | ||||
| BellField Brewery | ||||
| Blair's Brewery | ||||
| Blair's Brewery | ||||
| Broughton Ales | ||||
| Campervan Brewery | ||||
| Campervan Brewery | ||||
| Cold Town Brewery | ||||
| Cold Town Brewery | ||||
| Edinburgh Beer Factory | ||||
| Edinburgh Beer Factory | ||||
| Freewheelin' Brewery Co. | ||||
| Krafty Brew | ||||
| Krafty Brew | ||||
| Newbarns Brewery | ||||
| Newbarns Brewery | ||||
| Pilot | ||||
| Pilot |
Stadiums & Teams in West Linton
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near West Linton
35 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Airport | EDI | Large Airport |
| Dundee Airport | DND | Medium Airport |
| Leuchars Station Airfield | ADX | Medium Airport |
| Archerfield Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Balado Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Balgone Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Balgrummo Steading Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Blair Drummond Private Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Broomhill Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Castleton Farm | - | Small Airport |
| Cumbernauld Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Dollar airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| East Fortune Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| East Lochlane Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Fife Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Fingland | - | Small Airport |
| Glenswinton Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Hilton of Carslogie Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Kingsmuir Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Latch Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Midlem Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Mosside Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Nairns Mains Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Nether Huntlywood Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Nethershields Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Perth/Scone Airport | PSL | Small Airport |
| Pilmuir Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Polmont | - | Small Airport |
| Portmoak Glider Field | - | Small Airport |
| RAF Kirknewton | - | Small Airport |
| Sheardale airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Skydive Strathallan | - | Small Airport |
| Stonehill Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Teuchats Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Thankerton private airstrip | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in West Linton
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| West Linton Post Office |
Treatment Centers in West Linton
51 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| A&E | ||
| ABC4D Antenatal Babyscan Clinic | ||
| Active Clinics | ||
| Allingham Physiotherapy | ||
| Ballenden House | ||
| Blackford Clinic | ||
| Brougham Foot Clinic | ||
| Bruntsfield Chiropractic Clinic | ||
| Castle Craig Hospital | ||
| City Chiropractic | ||
| Corstorphine Footcare | ||
| Crew 2000 | ||
| Dance Podiatry/Chiropody | ||
| Dermal Clinic | ||
| Edinburgh Chiropractic Clinic | ||
| Edinburgh Osteopathic Surgery | ||
| Edinburgh Rehab Centre | ||
| Edinburgh Sports Injury Clinic | ||
| Este Medical Group | ||
| Ferry Road Foot Clinic | ||
| Fertility & Reproductive Endocrine Unit | ||
| Inchkeith House - Podiatry Dept. | ||
| Lothian Optometry Teach & Treat (LOTT) | ||
| Lothian Sexual Health | ||
| Marchhall Centre | ||
| Meadowside Health Clinic | ||
| Minor Injuries Unit | ||
| Morningside Chiropractic | ||
| NHS Vaccination Centre | ||
| Ocean Terminal Vaccination Clinic | ||
| OPD1 | ||
| OPD2 | ||
| OPD3 | ||
| OPD4 | ||
| OPD5 | ||
| OPD6 | ||
| Pennywell Resource Centre | ||
| Pódia | ||
| Portobello Foot Care | ||
| Portobello Health Hub | ||
| Pregnancy Support Unit | ||
| Randolph Crescent Hostel | ||
| Spittal Street Clinic | ||
| Stockbridge Clinic | ||
| The Chiropractic Clinic | ||
| The Goddess Clinic | ||
| The MOLE Clinic | ||
| The Salt Cave | ||
| Trinity Podiatry | ||
| Victoria Medical Practice | ||
| Wight Chiropractic Clinic |
Churches & Religious Organizations in West Linton
5 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Black Mount Parish Church | |
| Carlops Parish Church | |
| Kirkurd and Newlands Parish Church | |
| St Andrews West Linton | |
| St Mungo's Episcopal Church |
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Public Holidays in United Kingdom
14 public holidays this year
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What is the population of West Linton?
West Linton has a population of 1,700 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 14 people per square mile, spread across 121.0 square miles.
What is the weather like in West Linton?
West Linton has a cool climate with an average annual temperature of 45°F (7°C). Winter temperatures average 36°F in January, while summers reach an average of 56°F in July. Annual rainfall totals 43.3 inches, with 7.9 inches of snow.
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