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Methil

Methil is a coastal town in , . Methil has ancient origins: two Bronze Age cemeteries have been discovered which date the settlement as over 8,000 years old.
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  • Type: Town with 11,000 residents
  • Description: town in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Methil, Fife”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bayview Stadium and Methil Docks.

Stadium
Photo: Yorkshiresky, Public domain.
MGM Timber , known formerly as New Bayview, is a football in the Scottish town of Methil, . It is home to East Fife. It was opened in 1998, after the club relocated from the original Bayview Park across town.

Dock
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The are situated in Methil, , , on the northern shores of the . Historically, the docks served as a port for the transport of coal cargoes.

Railway station
Photo: Zackhally, CC BY 4.0.
railway station is the eastern terminus of the Levenmouth rail link, which connects the town of with the Fife Circle Line at Thornton Junction, north of . The station is managed and served by ScotRail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leven and Buckhaven.

Photo: remwiz, CC BY 3.0.
is a town on the coast of in central Scotland, with a population in 2016 of 9040. It was industrial during the 19th and 20th century, merging into the neighbouring towns of Methil and Buckhaven to create the conurbation of Levenmouth; it's struggled to re-invent itself since the coal mines closed.

Town
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on the east coast of , , on the between and Methil. is on the Fife Coastal Path, and near to Wemyss Caves and Largo Bay.

Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and surrounding district in central , Scotland. The district encompasses the following villages, farms and estates; Wellsgreen Farm, Little Lun Farm, Woodbank Farm, The Maw, Cameron Farm, Isabella, Smithyhill, … is situated 1½ miles west of Methil.

Methil

Latitude
56.18488° or 56° 11′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.01326° or 3° 0′ 48″ west
Population
11,000
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MTH
Open location code
9C8R5XMP+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 529117977
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2642694
Wiki­data ID
Q938271
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Methil” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Methil”
  • Basque: “Methil”
  • Bulgarian: “Медил”
  • Catalan: “Methil”
  • Cebuano: “Methil”
  • Chinese: “梅蒂尔”
  • Dutch: “Methil”
  • French: “Methil”
  • German: “Methil”
  • Irish: “Meadhchill”
  • Italian: “Methil”
  • Japanese: “メシル”
  • Lithuanian: “Metilas”
  • Persian: “متیل، اسکاتلند”
  • Polish: “Methil”
  • Russian: “Метил”
  • Scots: “Methul”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Maothchoille”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Meadhchill”
  • Silesian: “Methil”
  • Spanish: “Methil”
  • Swedish: “Methil”
  • Ukrainian: “Метіл”
  • Welsh: “Methil”
  • “Meadhchill”
  • “Methil”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Methil Heritage Centre and Wellesley Parish Church.

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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 “Methil”. Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.