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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dalgety Bay like this:
Dalgetty, coast par., SW. Fifeshire, 5 miles SE. of Dunfermline, 3340 ac., pop. 1321; has coal of superior quality, sandstone, and limestone; the ruins of the old church of Dalgetty (12th century) stand ½ mile S. of modern church, on Dalgetty Bay.
Dalgety Bay is now part of FIFE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how FIFE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dalgety Bay itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dalgety Bay in Fife | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16457
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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