Armadale (Scots: Airmadale, Scottish Gaelic: Armadal) is a town within the county of West Lothian in the Central Belt of Scotland.

It is named after Armadale in Sutherland,[5] this estate being owned by Sir William Honeyman who later acquired the land of Barbauchlaw.

[6] Primarily a residential community, the town has a number of different public places, a central Mains Street and a series of parks, green spaces and nature reserves, many of which lie atop former mines and industrial areas.

[16][15] In the late 1830s, Armadale was the scene of a major highway robbery, when the stagecoach between Glasgow and Edinburgh was robbed by four assailants.

[15] In the robbery, some £6000 in notes, gold and silver coins was stolen from a cargo trunk belonging to the Commercial Bank.

[18] A coal company was formed in 1819 and began to work the "Woodend Pit" to the north-west of the toll house.

[14] The resulting boost in prosperity brought railway companies onto the scene transporting an influx of workers requiring housing, shops and public buildings, transforming Armadale into a town.

[15][17] In 1924, a stone frontage with an Art Nouveau public clock tower, extensive columned interior and stained glass was added to the structure by Peddie and Kinnear.

[25] With the decline of local industry, most of Armadale is now residential, although some shops, including a new supermarket have been built.

International recognition came in the same month, with the Trust being invited to become an Associated Partner of the ArchaeoLandscapes Europe Project, part of the European Union's Culture Programme.

[34] McGill's Scotland East and Lothian Country Buses also run bus services into the village linking Armadale with Blackridge, Whitburn, Bathgate, Livingston, Broxburn and Edinburgh.

Speedway started in 1997 when the Edinburgh Monarchs[38] team moved here competing in the Premier League, which it won 5 times, until the 2016 season.

The town also has a long-established football team, Armadale Thistle, whose home, Volunteer Park, is located on North Street.

Armadale Bowling Club located in South Street was established in 1867 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.