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Springfield

Springfield is a village on the edge of Howe of Fife, 3 miles to the south-west of the town of , , Scotland. The origin of the community is thought to be from the linen industry in the 19th century.
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  • Type: Village with 1,100 residents
  • Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Springfield, Fife”
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Springfield railway station and Stratheden Hospital.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of Springfield in , . The station has two platforms and is unstaffed. Services are operated by ScotRail.

Hospital
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is currently a small community hospital in , , which was originally called Fife and Kinross District Asylum. Its name was changed to in 1948.

Zoo
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a 55-acre zoological park near in , . The attraction is set on the estate of Over Rankeilour, at the former Over Rankeilour Farm close to the hamlet of the Bow of Fife.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stratheden and Cupar Muir.

Hamlet
is a hamlet 2 miles west of , and just north of Springfield, in , Scotland. was built as the Fife and Kinross District Lunatic Asylum in July 1866.

Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Cuparmuir is a hamlet or small village situated just outside the town of , . Lying around 25.5 miles north of , it had a population of around 229 in 2011.

Village
Photo: Ethanxlee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in Cults, , Scotland. It is roughly 4+1⁄2 miles southwest of the nearest large town, , and 23 miles north of Edinburgh.

Springfield

Latitude
56.29528° or 56° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.06457° or 3° 3′ 52″ west
Population
1,100
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C8R7WWP+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21517339
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637194
Wiki­data ID
Q7580892
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Springfield” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Springfield”
  • Dutch: “Springfield”
  • French: “Springfield”
  • German: “Springfield”
  • Irish: “Achadh an Fhuarain”
  • Slovenian: “Springfield”
  • Spanish: “Springfield”
  • Swedish: “Springfield, Fife”
  • Swedish: “Springfield”
  • Welsh: “Springfield”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Springfield”. Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.