Descriptive gazetteer entries

We have no further entries in our collection of 19th century descriptive gazetteers about Anstruther Wester, but we do have this information about localities within the associated parish or parishes. You may be able to find further references to Anstruther Wester in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Grangemuir an estate, with a handsome modern mansion Groome
Grangemuir House seat Bartholomew

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Anstruther Wester, parl. and royal burgh and par., Fife -- par., 911 ac., pop. 673; parl. and royal burgh, pop. 594; the burgh is one of the St Andrews Burghs.

This is the only descriptive gazetter entry we have found, but you may be able to find further references to Anstruther Wester by doing a full-text search here.


Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Pittenweem 1 2
Innergellie 0 2
St Monance 0 3
Carnbee 0 2
Crail 2 2
Kilconquhar 0 2
Dunino 0 3
Elie 0 2
Colinsburgh 0 2
Balcomie 0 2
Earlsferry 0 2
Kingsbarns 0 2
Fife Ness 0 2
the Isle of May 0 2
Largo Ward 0 2
Cameron 0 2