Aberdour

Aberdour
A view across Aberdour Harbour
Aberdour is located in Fife
Aberdour
Aberdour
Location within Fife
Population1,710 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT190852
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURNTISLAND
Postcode districtKY3
Dialling code01383
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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56°03′10″N 3°18′08″W / 56.052778°N 3.302105°W / 56.052778; -3.302105

Aberdour (/ˌæbərˈdaʊər/ ; Scots: /ˌbərˈdur/,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dobhair) is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, looking south to the island of Inchcolm and its Abbey, and to Leith and Edinburgh beyond. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,633.[3]

The village's winding High Street lies a little inland from the coast. Narrow lanes run off it, providing access to the more hidden parts of the village and the shoreline itself. The village nestles between the bigger coastal towns of Burntisland to the east and Dalgety Bay to the west.

The parish of Aberdour takes its name from this village, and had a population of 1,972 at the 2011 Census.[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Fife Place-name Data :: Aberdour". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "Scotland's Census 2011- Aberdour Locality 2010 Profile". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usual Resident Population, published by National Records of Scotland. Website http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved Apr 2018. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930, Area: Aberdour