Cardenden

Cardenden
Houses in Cardenden
Cardenden is located in Fife
Cardenden
Cardenden
Location within Fife
Population5,190 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT2295
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOCHGELLY
Postcode districtKY5
Dialling code01592
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°07′59″N 3°15′00″W / 56.133°N 3.250°W / 56.133; -3.250

Cardenden (/ˌkɑːrdənˈdɛn/ ) is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately four miles (six kilometres) northwest of Kirkcaldy. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway for its new railway station. A former mining town, Cardenden had a reported population of 448 in 1891 that had increased to 5,533 as of 2011.[2]

Areas of Cardenden include Auchterderran, Bowhill, Dundonald, the Jamphlars, New Carden and Woodend.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardenden (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.