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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Cellardyke or Nether Kilrenny, a fishing village in Kilrenny parish, SE Fife, forming an eastward extension of Anstruther-Easter, but united as a royal burgh to Kilrenny. At it are the new Anstruther harbour, a branch of the National Bank, a Free Church hall (1870), a cod-liver oil works, 3 fishing-gear factories, and a sawmill. A public and an infant school, with respective accommodation for 225 and 239 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 180 and 149, and grants of £165,11s. and £116,2s. Pop. (1811) 804, (1861) 1893, (1871) 2285, (1881) 2628, of whom 464 were fishermen. See Geo. Gourlay's Fisher -Life; or, the Memorials o-f Cellardyke (Cupar, 1879).
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kilrenny ScoP Fife ScoCnty |
| Place names: | CELLARDYKE | CELLARDYKE OR NETHER KILRENNY | NETHER KILRENNY |
| Place: | Cellardyke |
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