Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Milesmark

Milesmark, a village on the mutual border of Dunfermline parish and Inverkeithing (detached), Fife, 1¾ mile WNW of Dunfermline town. It stands conjoint with Parknook or Blackburn village, and adjoins the Elgin Colliery. Pop. of the two villages (1861) 755, (1871) 668, (1881) 439, of whom 194 were in Inverkeithing.—Ord. Sur., sh. 40, 1867.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Fife ScoCnty
Place: Milesmark

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