Pittenweem Parish

Created: 1845   Abolished: 1975

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
FIFE Scottish County 1845 1975 1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
PITTENWEEM Burgh Scottish Burgh/District   1975 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1891 was enlarged by gaining part of ANSTRUTHER WESTER (1) Detached part. (2) So much of the parish of Anstruther Wester as lies to the west and south of a line starting from the present boundary between the said parishes at the point on the Parliamentary boundary between the burghs of Anstruther Wester and Pittenweem where the road from Pittenweem to Easter Grangemuir crosses the Dreel Burn, and running along the said parliamentary boundary in a southerly direction to the centre of the turnpike road from Pittenweem to Anstruther, there leaving the said parliamentary boundary and striking eastwards along the centre of the said turnpike road to a point directly opposite the centre of the Chain Road, and thence running in a southerly direction down the centre of the said Chain Road until the sea is reached.   H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 80.
1891 was reduced to enlarge ANSTRUTHER WESTER (1) Two detached parts. (2) So much of the parish of Pittenweem to the east and north of a line starting from the present boundary between the said parishes at the point on the Parliamentary boundary between the burghs of Anstruther Wester and Pittenweem where the road from Pittenweem to Easter Grangemuir crosses the Dreel Burn, and running along the said parliamentary boundary in a southerly direction to the centre of the turnpike road from Pittenweem to Anstruther, there leaving the said parliamentary boundary and striking eastwards along the centre of the said turnpike road to a point directly opposite the centre of the Chain Road, and thence running in a southerly direction down the centre of the said Chain Road until the sea is reached.   H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 80.

Boundary Map of Pittenweem Parish

If the boundaries of the Scottish Parish changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Pittenweem Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10017129

Date accessed: 09th April 2026