Ladywell, Livingston

Ladywell (Scots: Leddywall) is an area, primarily residential in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

[1] It is bordered to the north by Knightsridge, to the south by Howden, to the west by Eliburn and to the east by the A899 road.

Ladywell was one of the earlier areas of new town housing in Livingston, primarily built over the 1960s and 1970s.

[1] Ladywell takes its name from a historic well that was dedicated to Mary and was said to have been used by medieval Scottish Kings as a site for a yearly Royal touching ceremony.

[2] Community buildings include Ladywell Baptist Church, a Post Office branch and local Pharmacy.

1960s and 1970s New Town housing in Ladywell