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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTSHALL [parish] | Abbotshall Abbotshall Abbotshall Abbotshall Abbotshall Abbotshall Abbotshall Abbotshall |
New Statistical Account of Scotland Date 1845 The Topographical Statistical and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland 1842 Ploughgate List 1852 Voters List County Map H. Beveridge Esqr. Provost R. Douglas Factor of Raith Messrs. Tosh & Gibson (Writers) |
031; 032; 036; 037 | [situation] In the Co. [County] of Fife. "The whole of Abbotshall with the exception of three farms Easter & Wester Tough belonging to Kinghorn and Wester Bogie to Dysart was disjoined from the parish of Kirkcaldy in the year 1650. The newly erected parish was called Abbotshall a name obviously derived from the circumstance of one of the Abbots of Dunfermline having built a house here in which he occasionally resided. The Parish being a good deal intersected by other parishes is of an angular shape but its greatest length from the coast to the North West is not less than 4 miles and its breadth which varies much at different points may average 2 It is bounded on the North East by Kirkcaldy on the South east by the Frith of Forth on the South West by the parish of Kinghorn; and on the North West by that of Auchterderran. The parish of Auchtertool touches it on the West. The principle trade of the parish is the weaving of course linen fabrics there is an extensive pottery in the Links or Linktown Gas Works etc....and [continued] |
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43 Parish of Abbotshall Plan 37A[Note] Two small portions of this parish is situated within the parish of Kirkcaldy. No portion of any other parish is situated within Abbotshall.
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