Elie and Earlsferry

Elie and Earlsferry is a coastal town and former royal burgh in Fife, and parish, Scotland, situated within the East Neuk beside Chapel Ness on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, eight miles east of Leven. The burgh comprised the linked villages of Elie (/ˈli/ EE-lee) to the east and to the west Earlsferry, which were formally merged in 1930 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929. To the north is the village of Kilconquhar and Kilconquhar Loch.

Elie and Earlsferry
Elie and Earlsferry
Location within Fife
Population640 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid referenceNO4900
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeven
Postcode districtKY9
Dialling code01333
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • North East Fife
Scottish Parliament
  • North East Fife

The civil parish has a population of 861 (in 2011).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.