Cardenden

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Cardenden

Total population

5,533

Coordinates56.15°, -3.26°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cardenden is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately four miles northwest of Kirkcaldy. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway for its new railway station. A former mining town, Cardenden had a reported population of 448 in 1891 that had increased to 5,533 as of 2011.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ian Rankin

Scottish writer

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David Danskin

Scottish footballer (1863-1948)

Alexander Buchan

Scottish meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist (1829-1907)

Jim Baxter

Scottish footballer (1939–2001)

Tommy Hutchison

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1947)

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Jock Aird

Scottish footballer (born 1926)

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Michael Bruce

Scottish poet and hymnist (1746-1767)

William Mullan

Scottish football referee (1928–2018)

William Reid

British Army general (1791–1858)

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Alec Herd

Scottish footballer (1911-1982)

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Bill Hunter

Scottish footballer (born 1900)

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Bill Paterson

British association football player (1898-1970)

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Bob Bonthron

professional footballer (1880-?)

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Bryan Gilfillan

Scottish footballer (born 1984)

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Doug Rougvie

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1956)

Henry Brougham Farnie

British writer (1836-1889)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• Lochcraig
  2.4 mi away
• Blairforge
  4.8 mi away
• Carsegour
  7.2 mi away
• Star
  7.8 mi away · pop. 500
• New Fargie
  11.1 mi away
• Cowstrandburn
  11.6 mi away
• Over Rankeilour
  13.2 mi away
• Shiresmill
  14.3 mi away
• Mannerston Holdings
  14.6 mi away
• Middle Norton
  15 mi away
• Glendevon
  15 mi away
• Faucheldean
  15.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Cardenden

Cardenden Primary School

Fife (Scotland). Education Committee. · 1995

Cardenden Primary School, Fife Region

Inspectorate of Schools (Scotland) · 1994

Corrie and Cardenden

Alison Huchison (Editor) · 1986

St Ninian's RC Primary School, Cardenden

HM Inspectorate of Education (Scotland)

tribute to John Thomson

Denend Primary School

Fife (Scotland). Education Service. · 1999

St Ninian's Primary School

Fife (Scotland). Education Committee. · 1995

Inspection of standards and quality in Denend Primary School, Fife Council

HM Inspectorate of Education (Scotland)

Search results from Open Library.

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