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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Pittenweem like this:
Pittenweem, parl. and royal burgh, seaport town, and par. with ry. sta., Fife, on the Firth of Forth, 1½ m. W. of Anstruther and 3½ m. NE. of Elie - par., 663 ac., pop. 2119; parl. and police burgh, pop. 2087; royal burgh, pop. 2116; town, pop. 2090; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; belonged originally to the priory (12th century), of which some ruins remain, and was made a royal burgh in 1542. A large number of the inhabitants are employed in the fisheries. Pittenweem is one of the St Andrews Burghs, which return 1 member to Parliament.
Pittenweem is now part of FIFE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how FIFE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pittenweem itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pittenweem in Fife | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16381
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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