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{{Short description|Village in Fife, Scotland}} |
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'''The Coaltown of Wemyss''' is one of the three most adjacent villages in the vicinity of [[Wemyss Castle]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]]. |
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'''"The Coaltown"''' has a '''primary school''' [http://www.fife.gov.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=9F24592B-EA10-471A-81B40C474ACE8BBA], some small shops, a small hotel/pub named after "David, the Earl of Wemyss", and cottages originally built for mineworkers. It also has nearby currently unworked underground coal mine. |
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| country = Scotland |
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| official_name = Coaltown of Wemyss |
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| population = {{Scottish locality populations|name|POP=Coaltown of Wemyss}} |
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| coordinates = {{coord|56.151|N|3.089|W|region:GB-FIF_type:city|display=title}} |
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| static_image_caption = Coaltown of Wemyss, main street |
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'''Coaltown of Wemyss''' ({{Audio|Coaltown of Wemyss.ogg|listen}}) 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]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gifford, John.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/475440850|title=Fife.|date=2003|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0-300-09673-9|oclc=475440850}}</ref> 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,<ref>[http://www.fife.gov.uk/atoz/index.cfm?fuseaction=facility.display&facid=9F24592B-EA10-471A-81B40C474ACE8BBA Fife council]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.wemysscastlegardens.co.uk Wemyss Castle Gardens visitor information]</ref> |
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==References== |
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''There is a gateway/opening towards Wemyss Castle, although attempting to drive there using it is unwise - it is unsurfaced and often very muddy.'' |
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{{Commons category|Coaltown of Wemyss}} |
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[[Category:Mining communities in Fife]] |
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[[Category:Levenmouth]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 19 October 2023
| Coaltown of Wemyss | |
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 Coaltown of Wemyss, main street | |
  Coaltown of Wemyss Location within Fife | |
| Population | 710 (2022)[1] |
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "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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