Bilston Burn Park
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bilston Burn Park by Jim Barton as part of the Geograph project.
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Bilston Burn Park
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 12 Dec 2018
The plaque describes the rise of Bilston as a mining village, serving the colliery which produced coal from 1963 to its closure in 1988. Now Bilston is becoming a commuter location, like other small Midlothian communities.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.869271
Longitude
-3.179295