Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wemyss

Wemyss, par., Fife, on Firth of Forth, 4732 ac., pop. 7307; contains Buckhaven and West Wemyss towns, and East Wemyss vil.; the par. gives the title of earl to a branch of the family of Douglas; the church is at East Wemyss.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wemyss ScoP       Fife ScoCnty
Place: Wemyss

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