Coaltown of Wemyss
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| Coaltown of Wemyss | |
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| File:Coaltown of Wemyss.jpg Coaltown of Wemyss, main street | |
Coaltown of Wemyss is located in Fife Coaltown of Wemyss Location within Fife | |
| Population | 710 (2022)[1] |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Coaltown of Wemyss () is a village in south-east Fife, Scotland, around 5 km north of Kirkcaldy. The town was built in the 1890s as an estate village on the lands of nearby Wemyss Castle[2] to house - as the name implies - mineworkers employed in several coal mines in the area. The miners' cottages were designated as a conservation area in 1980. Today the Coaltown has a primary school,[3] some small shops, and the Earl David Hotel, named after David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss. Wemyss Castle itself is not open to the public but its gardens can be visited during summer.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ↑ Gifford, John. (2003). Fife. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09673-9. OCLC 475440850.
- ↑ Fife council
- ↑ Wemyss Castle Gardens visitor information
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