Coaltown of Wemyss
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 to house - as the name implies - mineworkers employed in several coal mines in the area.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Wemyss Castle and Wemyss Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Wemyss and East Wemyss.
West Wemyss
Village
Dysart
Suburb
Dysart is a town and former royal burgh located on the… Dysart is situated 2 miles southwest of Coaltown of Wemyss.
Coaltown of Wemyss
- Type: Village with 610 residents
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.1511° or 56° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.08936° or 3° 5′ 22″ west
Population
610
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9C8R5W26+C7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Coaltown of Wemyss” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Coaltown of Wemyss”
- Dutch: “Coaltown of Wemyss”
- French: “Coaltown of Wemyss”
- Spanish: “Coaltown of Wemyss”
- Swedish: “Coaltown of Wemyss”
- Urdu: “کول ٹاؤن آف ویمز”
- Welsh: “Coaltown of Wemyss”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Blair Point and Boreland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Miners‘ Welfare Institute Village Hall and Coaltown Of Wemyss Post Office.
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Worth a closer look: Dunfermline and St Andrews.
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