Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Blairhall
Blairhall — village in Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bo'ness · 7.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Blairhall is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 950 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0882°, -3.6023°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Blairhall is a town in West Fife, Scotland. It is situated 1.1 miles (1.77 km) west of Comrie, and 6.7 miles (10.783 km) west of Dunfermline.
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Background
History
The town was originally a small hamlet. Blairhall was in Culross parish as an exclave of Perthshire until May 1891, when the entire parish was attached to Fifeshire. The hamlet was expanded in 1911 to house the miners from a nearby colliery. Today Blairhall has a primary school and a community leisure centre. The village has a population of around 1000 people. Nearly 1 mi to the south, beyond Shiresmill, and to the west of the Bluther Burn, stands the 17th-century laird's house of Blairhall, which was the birthplace (c.1630) of Sir William Bruce, later baronet of Balcaskie and then Kinross, and Surveyor-General to King Charles II. In 2008, a further expansion of the village took place to…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0882, -3.6023
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY12 9PW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dunfermline and Dollar
- Population
- 950
- Nearest railway station
- Bo'ness — 7.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1011615 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blairhall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Blairhall - geograph.org.uk - 88070.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blairhall?
- Blairhall is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY12 9PW).
- Is Blairhall free to visit?
- Yes, Blairhall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Blairhall?
- The nearest railway station is Bo'ness, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY12 9PW.