Woolfords

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Woolfords
Woolfords Location within South Lanarkshire
OS grid reference	NT003569
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEST CALDER
Postcode district	EH55
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Lanark and Hamilton East
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale
List of places UK Scotland 55°47′48.2″N 3°35′22.29″W / 55.796722°N 3.5895250°W / 55.796722; -3.5895250Coordinates: 55°47′48.2″N 3°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.

Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir. It was formerly part of West Calder in West Lothian 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. Nearby Cobbinshaw is much older.

Transport[]

It once had its own railway station on the Caledonian Railway's Edinburgh to Carstairs Line. The station was located north of Auchengray railway station.

References[]

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