In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Abbotshall like this:

Abbotshall, coast par., SE. Fifeshire, containing Linktown, a S. suburb of Kirkcaldy, 4135 ac., pop. 6435.

Abbotshall through time

Abbotshall is now part of FIFE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how FIFE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Abbotshall itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abbotshall in Fife | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20158

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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