Milton of Balgonie
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 12 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | GLENROTHES | ||
| ZIP code section | KY7 | ||
| prefix | 01592 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Fife | ||
| British Parliament | Glenrothes | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Mid Fife and Glenrothes | ||
Milton of Balgonie ( ) is a village in the Scottish council area of Fife . It is located about eight kilometers northeast of Kirkcaldy and 22 kilometers southwest of St Andrews on the left bank of the Leven . Glenrothes is directly to the west. The larger sister town of Coaltown of Balgonie is located about 1.5 kilometers southwest on the right bank of the Leven. The A911 ( Milnathort - Windygates ) passes the village and connects it to the trunk road network. At the 2001 census survey, Milton of Balgonie had 371 people.
history
In the late 14th century, the Tower House Balgonie Castle was built near the present village . Since the time of Charles I , the Balgonie estate belonged to the possessions of the Earls of Leven , who also bear the subordinate title of Lord Balgonie . In 1832 Charles Balfour of Whittingehame House bought the property. As the part of the name Milton ("Milltown") suggests, there were several textile mills and a grain mill, which in 1841 offered a total of 265 jobs, in the village in the 19th century. Other jobs were offered by weaving mills and spinning mills.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Balgonie in: FH Groome (ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882-1885.
