Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath
View down Cowdenbeath High Street from the North End War Memorial
Cowdenbeath is located in Fife
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath
Location within Fife
Population12,030 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNT160916
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOWDENBEATH
Postcode districtKY4
Dialling code01383
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°07′N 3°21′W / 56.11°N 3.35°W / 56.11; -3.35

Cowdenbeath (/ˌkdənˈbθ/ ) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Dunfermline and 18 miles (29 km) north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 2008 estimate, the town has a population of 14,081.

The wider civil parish of Beith has a population of 17,351 (in 2011).[2]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ 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