Cowdenbeath | |
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![]() View down Cowdenbeath High Street from the North End War Memorial | |
Location within Fife | |
Population | 12,030 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT160916 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COWDENBEATH |
Postcode district | KY4 |
Dialling code | 01383 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Cowdenbeath (/ˌkaʊdənˈbiːθ/ ) 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]