Crossford (Fife)
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 4 ′ N , 3 ° 30 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 2358 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | DUNFERMLINE | ||
| ZIP code section | KY12 | ||
| prefix | 01383 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | Dunfermline and West Fife | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dunfermline | ||
Crossford is a town in the Scottish Council Area Fife . It is about two kilometers west of Dunfermline .
history
The name of the village indicates its location at a ford . According to tradition, it goes back to the monks of Dunfermline Abbey , who used a ford nearby on their way to Culross Abbey . The Tower House Pitfirrane Castle was once the seat of the family Halkett . Today it serves as the club house of the golf club, which operates a golf course there. With Logie House is located east of Crossford another tower house. In the past, Crossford was the location of weaving mills .
In 1961 there were 788 people in Crossford. By 1991 the population rose to 2,756. In the 2011 census survey, Crossford counted 2358 residents.
traffic
The A994 (Dunfermline - Cairneyhill ) is Crossford's main thoroughfare. The A823 (Dunfermline - Crieff ), the A907 ( Halbeath - Causewayhead ) and the A985 ( Kincardine - Rosyth ) are also within a few kilometers . In Dunfermline there is a connection to the M90 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Logie House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
