Glenrothes with Thornton
Glenrothes with Thornton is a railway stop in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Glenrothes with Thornton is situated nearby to Thornton Memorial Park, as well as near the athletics track Thornton Stadium.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Thornton Stadium is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Glenrothes with Thornton.
Fife Ice Arena
Ice rink
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Fife Ice Arena, originally known as Kirkcaldy Ice Rink, opened in 1938. The Kirkcaldy Ice Rink was designed by architects Williamson & Hubbard. Fife Ice Arena is the home venue of the oldest ice hockey team in the UK, the Fife Flyers. Fife Ice Arena is situated 2 miles south of Glenrothes with Thornton.
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. Coaltown of Balgonie is situated 1½ miles northeast of Glenrothes with Thornton.
Coaltown of Wemyss
Village
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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. Coaltown of Wemyss is situated 2 miles east of Glenrothes with Thornton.
Glenrothes with Thornton
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.16229° or 56° 9′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.14293° or 3° 8′ 35″ westOpen location code
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