Northend
Northend is a locality in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Northend is situated nearby to the village Thornton, as well as near the suburb Stenton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glenrothes with Thornton railway station and Thornton Stadium.
Glenrothes with Thornton railway station
Railway station
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenrothes with Thornton railway station is located in Thornton in Fife, Scotland. It serves the communities of Thornton and Glenrothes. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 31+1⁄4 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley.
Thornton Stadium
Athletics track
Thornton Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Thornton, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The track was the last remaining independent track and was not regulated by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Racing took place on Saturdays at 7.30pm.
Balgonie Castle
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the River Leven near Milton of Balgonie, 3.5 kilometres east of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The castle keep dates from the 14th century, and the remaining structures were added piecemeal until the 18th century. Balgonie Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Northend.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornton and Coaltown of Balgonie.
Thornton
Village
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Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.
Coaltown of Balgonie
Village
Coaltown of Balgonie is a village of 1,059 people in south central Fife. It is located on the B9130 road, next to the new town of Glenrothes. Coaltown has a Premier shop, a pub, a bowling green, a village hall, an undertakers, and a garage.
Glenrothes
Photo: Glen Bowman, CC BY 2.0.
Glenrothes is a large town in Fife, with a population in 2016 of 38,510. It's a post-War "New Town" with uninspiring architecture and not normally a town people visit.
Northend
- Type: Locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.16948° or 56° 10′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.14553° or 3° 8′ 44″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C8R5V93+QQGeoNames ID
13273062
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