Inverkeithing
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Inverkeithing Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Ceitéinn |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 2 ′ N , 3 ° 24 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 5280 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | INVERKEITHING | ||
| ZIP code section | KY11 | ||
| prefix | 01383 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | Dunfermline and West Fife | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Cowdenbeath | ||
Inverkeithing ( Scottish Gaelic : Inbhir Ceitéinn ) is a port town and former Burgh in Fife , Scotland on the Firth of Forth . The name Inverkeithing is of Scottish Gaelic origin and means something like the mouth of the Keithing . The Keithing River flows through the southern part of the village. Was the place in the twelfth century by King of the status of Burgh David I. granted. Inverkeithing is about ten miles north of Edinburgh Airport and about six kilometers from Dunfermline city center . Today the port city with 5280 inhabitants goes to the neighboring citiesRosyth and Dalgety Bay across.
The place is best known for the ship demolition company Thomas W. Ward Shipbreakers Ltd., where famous ships like the Mauretania , the Britannic , the Olympic , the General Osorio or the Robert Ley came to an end.
