Anstruther
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 Anstruther seafront | |
  Anstruther Location within Fife | |
| Population | 3,950 (2022)[4] |
| OS grid reference | NO564035 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Anstruther |
| Postcode district | KY10 |
| Dialling code | 01333 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Anstruther /ˈænstrəðər/ (Scots: Ainster or Enster[5] /ˈeɪnstər/ ;[6][7] Scottish Gaelic: Ànsruthair) is a coastal town in Fife, Scotland, situated on the north-shore of the Firth of Forth[8] and 9 mi (14 km) south-southeast of St Andrews. The town comprises two settlements, Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester,[8] which are divided by a stream, the Dreel Burn. With a population of 3,500, it is the largest community on the Firth of Forth's north-shore coastline known as the East Neuk. To the east, it merges with the village of Cellardyke.[8]
- ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database". www.gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Scotslanguage.com - Names in Scots - Places in Scotland".
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary Archived 26 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Names in Scots - Places in Scotland".
- ^ "Fife Place-name Data :: Anstruther". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.
- ^ EB (1911).
- ^ a b c Munro, David M.; Gittings, B.M. (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Glasgow: Collins. p. 22. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.