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Lochgelly

Lochgelly is a town in , . It is located between and to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from by the village of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochgelly railway station and Loch Gelly.

Railway station
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station in Lochgelly, . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 25 miles north of .

Lake
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small loch in , lying approximately 1.5 km to the south east of the town of Lochgelly which itself is named after the loch.

School
is a non-denominational secondary school located in Lochgelly, . The school's catchment area covers Lochgelly and the surrounding towns and villages of , , , and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lumphinnans and Glencraig.

Village
is a small, former mining village along the B981 road, from west to east between the towns of and Lochgelly, in central . Primary and Community School is the local , its facilities available under a community use programme in the evenings.

Village
is a very small former mining village in , situated in the Benarty area of , between and Lochgelly. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s.

Town
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and burgh in west , . It is 5 miles north-east of and 18 miles north of the capital, . The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lochgelly.

Lochgelly

Latitude
56.12646° or 56° 7′ 35″ north
Longitude
-3.30906° or 3° 18′ 33″ west
Population
6,830
Elevation
469 feet (143 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LCY
Open location code
9C8R4MGR+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29343497
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2643827
Wiki­data ID
Q3835992
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Lochgelly” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Lochgelly”
  • Basque: “Lochgelly”
  • Bengali: “লোগেলি”
  • Bulgarian: “Лочгелй”
  • Cebuano: “Lochgelly”
  • Chinese: “洛克盖雷”
  • Chinese: “洛克蓋雷”
  • Chinese: “洛奇格利”
  • Chinese: “洛赫盖利”
  • Chinese: “洛赫蓋利”
  • Dutch: “Lochgelly”
  • French: “Lochgelly”
  • German: “Lochgelly”
  • Gujarati: “લોચગેલી”
  • Irish: “Loch Geallaidh”
  • Italian: “Lochgelly”
  • Japanese: “ロックジェリー”
  • Kannada: “ಲೊಚ್ಜೆಲ್ಲಿ”
  • Korean: “로크갤리”
  • Lithuanian: “Lochgelis”
  • Lithuanian: “Lokgelis”
  • Persian: “لوچگلی”
  • Polish: “Lochgelly”
  • Portuguese: “Lochgelly”
  • Russian: “Лохгелли”
  • Scots: “Lochgelly”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Geallaidh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Gheallaidh”
  • Spanish: “Lochgelly”
  • Swedish: “Lochgelly”
  • Tamil: “லோச்கெல்லி”
  • Telugu: “లోచ్ గెల్లి”
  • Urdu: “لوچجیلی”
  • Welsh: “Lochgelly”
  • “Loch Geallaidh”
  • “Lochgelly”

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