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Markinch
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 Markinch from the south | |
  Markinch Location within Fife | |
| Population | 2,400 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NO296016 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLENROTHES |
| Postcode district | KY7 |
| Dialling code | 01592 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Markinch (/mɑːrˈkɪntʃ/, Scottish Gaelic: Marc Innis)[2] is both a village[3] and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530 (in 2011).[4] Markinch is east of Fife's administrative centre, Glenrothes and preceded Cupar as Fife's place of warranty and justice prior to the 13th century.[5]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Place-Names of Fife. Dr Simon Taylor Vols II & V (2012
- ^ "Markinch". ed.ac.uk.
- ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930
- ^ Berne manuscript, Bute manuscript and Cromarty manuscript, see fuller reference below
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