West Wemyss

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[td]'''West Wemyss''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=West Wemyss.ogg|w|Ι›|s|t|_|w|i:|m|z}}) is a village lying on the north shore of the [[Firth of Forth]], in [[Fife]], Scotland.<ref name="Lamont-Brown pp151&ndash;152">Lamont-Brown ''Fife in History and Legend'' pp.151&ndash;152.</ref> According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237.<ref name="Population Estimates">{{cite web|publisher=Fife Council |date=March 2008 |title=Population Estimates for Towns and Villages in Fife |accessdate=2009-09-05 |url=http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/uploadfiles/publications/c64_Population06Leaflet.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/2011060...iles/publications/c64_Population06Leaflet.pdf |archivedate=June 9, 2011 }}</ref> The village was granted [[burgh of barony]] status in 1525, bearing the name from the [[Wemyss family]] who lived in [[Wemyss Castle]].<ref name="Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash;38">Fife Regional Council ''The Coast of Fife'' pp.37&ndash;38.</ref>[/td]
[td]'''West Wemyss''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=West Wemyss.ogg|w|Ι›|s|t|_|w|i:|m|z}} {{langx|gd|Uaimheis an Iar}}) is a village lying on the north shore of the [[Firth of Forth]], in [[Fife]], Scotland.<ref name="Lamont-Brown pp151&ndash;152">Lamont-Brown ''Fife in History and Legend'' pp.151&ndash;152.</ref> According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237.<ref name="Population Estimates">{{cite web|publisher=Fife Council |date=March 2008 |title=Population Estimates for Towns and Villages in Fife |accessdate=2009-09-05 |url=http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/uploadfiles/publications/c64_Population06Leaflet.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/2011060...iles/publications/c64_Population06Leaflet.pdf |archivedate=June 9, 2011 }}</ref> The village was granted [[burgh of barony]] status in 1525, bearing the name from the [[Wemyss family]] who lived in [[Wemyss Castle]].<ref name="Fife Regional Council pp37&ndash;38">Fife Regional Council ''The Coast of Fife'' pp.37&ndash;38.</ref>[/td]
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[td]== History ==[/td]
[td]== History ==[/td]

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