Dunfermline

Dunfermline (en gaélique écossais : Dùn Phàrlain ; en scots : Dunfaurlin ou Auld Grey Toun) est une ville (et ancien burgh royal) écossaise située dans le Council area et région de lieutenance du Fife. De 1975 à 1996, elle était la capitale administrative du district de Dunfermline, au sein de la région du Fife. La ville est depuis longtemps un centre industriel qui doit sa prospérité aux mines de charbon et au tissage du lin. Aujourd'hui, ce sont les industries modernes qui ont pris la relève. Dunfermline a connu une grande expansion démographique avec la création de nouveaux quartiers de logements pour des populations travaillent à Édimbourg, lui donnant une nouvelle image stéréotypée de ville-dortoir. David Ier fonda vers 1070 à Dunfermline une abbaye de bénédictins. Cette ville fut jadis la résidence et le lieu de sépulture des rois d'Écosse. Elle fut dévastée par un grand incendie en 1604, puis par la peste en 1615 et en 1651. Dunfermline est la ville natale de Charles Ier d'Angleterre qui est né au palais de Dunfermline, d'Andrew Carnegie, du multi-instrumentiste Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), du groupe de punk rock The Skids et du groupe de hard rock Nazareth.

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Dunfermline ( ; Scots: Dunfaurlin, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. To the south of Dunfermline is the town of Rosyth. To the north are the villages of Townhill, Wellwood and Kingseat. To the west are the towns of Crossford and Oakley. And to the east are Cowdenbeath and Crossgates. The earliest known settlements around Dunfermline probably date to the Neolithic period, growing by the Bronze Age. The city was first recorded in the 11th century, with the marriage of Malcolm III of Scotland, and Saint Margaret at Dunfermline. As Queen consort, Margaret established a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which evolved into Dunfermline Abbey under their son David I in 1128, and became firmly established as a prosperous royal mausoleum for the Scottish Crown. A total of eighteen royals, including seven Kings, were buried here between 1093 and 1420 including Robert the Bruce in 1329. By the 18th century, Dunfermline became a regional economic powerhouse with the introduction of the linen industry, and produced industrialists including Andrew Carnegie. Dunfermline was awarded city status as part of Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours in 2022. Today, the city is a major service centre, with the largest employers being Sky UK, Amazon, Best Western, TechnipFMC, Lloyds and Nationwide. Dunfermline sits on the Fife Pilgrim Way. In 2020, the locality had an estimated population of 54,990 and the wider settlement had a population of 76,210.

East End Park

East End Park, currently named KDM Group East End Park for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland with a seating capacity of 11,480. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Championship side, Dunfermline Athletic The stadium currently comprises four stands: the East Stand (currently sponsored by SQMC), the Main Stand (currently sponsored by srj windows), the North Stand and the Norrie McCathie Stand. The stadium is all seater and has under-soil heating.

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Dunfermline Townhill TMD

Dunfermline Townhill TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The depot was situated on the Fife Circle Line and was near Dunfermline station. The depot code was DT.

Woodmill High School

Woodmill High School is a local authority-run high school in Dunfermline, Scotland. It is one of the city's four high schools. Designs were proposed for the school in 1958, and construction finished in 1960. It was built to serve the expanding estates of Abbeyview, Touch, Brucefield and Garvock. The name Woodmill comes from the former purpose of the land it was built on. It was initially a secondary school, but was upgraded to full high school status in 1968. The catchment area includes Duloch, Carnegie, Touch and Linburn.

Dunfermline City railway station

Dunfermline City railway station (formerly Dunfermline Town) is a station in the city of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 17 miles (27 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley.