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Wemyss, West, town and quoad sacra par. with ry. sta., Wemyss par.,Fife, on Firth of Forth, 2 miles NE. of Dysart - quoad sacra par., pop. 1658; town, pop. 1206; P.O., T.O.; is a burgh of barony, and has a good harbour and considerable traffic in coal; Wemyss Castle, seat, is in vicinity.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and quoad sacra parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Fife County |
| Place names: | WEMYSS | WEMYSS WEST | WEST WEMYSS |
| Place: | West Wemyss |
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