Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wemyss, West

Wemyss, West, town and quoad sacra par. with ry. sta., Wemyss par.,Fife, on Firth of Forth, 2 miles NE. of Dysart - quoad sacra par., pop. 1658; town, pop. 1206; P.O., T.O.; is a burgh of barony, and has a good harbour and considerable traffic in coal; Wemyss Castle, seat, is in vicinity.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town and quoad sacra parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Fife ScoCnty
Place names: WEMYSS     |     WEMYSS WEST     |     WEST WEMYSS
Place: West Wemyss

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