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 (/ˈiːli/ 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.
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Elie and Earlsferry Location within Fife | |
Population | 640 (mid-2020 est.) |
OS grid reference | NO4900 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leven |
Postcode district | KY9 |
Dialling code | 01333 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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The civil parish has a population of 861 (in 2011).
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