Inverkeithing

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Inverkeithing

Total population

5,265

Coordinates56.03°, -3.40°

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

Overview

Inverkeithing is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9+1⁄2 mi (15.5 km) northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3+1⁄2 mi (5.5 km) south of Dunfermline.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Charles I of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649)

James I of Scotland

King of Scots from 1406 to 1437

David II of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371

Caroline Kaart

Dutch singer (1931-2020)

Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre and Lorne

fifth child of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark

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Andy Penman

Scottish footballer (1943-1994)

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John Stewart, Earl of Mar

Scottish prince

George Thomson

collector of the music of Scotland, music publisher, and friend of Robert Burns (1757-1851)

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George William Hope

British Member of Parliament

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Gordon Logan

Scottish footballer

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Gregory Burke

Scottish playwright

Robert Liston

British diplomat (1742-1836)

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Jim Buchanan

Scottish footballer (1898-?)

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John Gorman

footballer; football manager

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Sandy Herd

Scottish footballer (1902-1984)

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Steve Boardman

British historian (1963-)

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

Nearby places in Scotland

• Mannerston Holdings
  5.6 mi away
• Faucheldean
  6.2 mi away
• Middle Norton
  6.5 mi away
• Cowstrandburn
  7.6 mi away
• Muirend
  7.8 mi away
• Blairforge
  8.3 mi away
• Lochcraig
  8.6 mi away
• Shiresmill
  8.6 mi away
• Burnwynd
  9 mi away
• Carsegour
  9.7 mi away
• Seafield
  12.9 mi away
• Glendevon
  15.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Inverkeithing

History of Inverkeithing and Rosyth

Stephen, William Rev. · 1921

Historic Inverkeithing

Anne Turner Simpson · 1981

Reminiscences of childhood at Inverkeithing

James Simson · 1882

Inverkeithing and Dalgety in Old Photographs

Reminiscences of childhood at Inverkeithing, or, Life at a lazaretto

James Simson · 1882

The history of Dunfermline

A. Mercer · 1828

Answers to the reasons of dissent, from the sentence of the reverend Commission of the General Assembly on March 11th 1752

Church of Scotland. General Assembly · 1752

Reasons of dissent from the sentence and resolution of the Commission of the General Assembly, met at Edinburgh March 11

William Robertson · 1752

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers