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Torphichen
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<p>Torphichen is a historic small village located north of <a href="/facts/Bathgate/q2vbnQzF">Bathgate</a> in <a href="/facts/West_Lothian/tBnhflq8">West Lothian</a>, <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a>. The village is approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of <a href="/facts/Edinburgh/PcsoaK9h">Edinburgh</a>, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of <a href="/facts/Falkirk/TGAWu5Lu">Falkirk</a> and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of <a href="/facts/Linlithgow/X9oqyU2c">Linlithgow</a>. The village had a population of 570 in the (<a href="/facts/United_Kingdom_Census_2011/0DyzduMs">2011 Census</a>) and a population of 710 in 2016. Torphichen's placename may be Gaelic in origin, e.g., "Tóir Féichín" (the boundary/sanctuary of St Féichín), Tor Fithichean (Hill of the Ravens), or partly from Brythonic "tre fychan" (little town) or small hill. </p>