Torryburn

For other uses, see Torryburn (disambiguation).
Torryburn
Tuilyies standing stones, beside the A985 road above Torryburn
Torryburn is located in Fife
Torryburn
Torryburn
Location within Fife
Population1,030 (2022)[1]
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°03′N 3°33′W / 56.050°N 3.550°W / 56.050; -3.550

Torryburn (previously called Torry/ Torrie) is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline.[2] It lies in the Bay of Torry in south western Fife.

The civil parish has a population of 1,587 (in 2011).[3]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Gazetteer for Scotland - [1]
  3. ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930