Ballingry

Ballingry
Ballingry is located in Fife
Ballingry
Ballingry
Location within Fife
Population5,940 (2022)[1]
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
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56°09′N 3°20′W / 56.150°N 3.333°W / 56.150; -3.333

Ballingry (/bəˈlɪŋɡəri/ ⓘ or locally /bəˈlɪŋəri/ or (older) /bɪŋəri/);[2] Scots: Ballingry, Bingry,[3] Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iongrach[4]) is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is near the boundary with Perth and Kinross, north of Lochgelly. It has an estimated population (2016) of 5,940.[5] The once separate villages of Ballingry, Lochore, Crosshill, and Glencraig are now somewhat joined together as the part of the Benarty area. Ballingry, along with its neighbour Lochgelly, is one of Fife's 'regeneration areas' and is classed as in need of regeneration economically and socially.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Taylor, Simon; Gilbert Markus (2006). The Place-Names of Fife, Volume One. Shaun Tyas. p. 139. ISBN 1900289776.
  3. ^ Scottish Mining Website (2 August 2013). "Ballingry Parish - Scottish Mining Website". Scottishmining.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Fife Place-name Data :: Ballingry".
  5. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.