West Wemyss (/wɛst wiːmz/ ) is a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland.[1] According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237.[2] The village was granted burgh of barony status in 1525, bearing the name from the Wemyss family who lived in Wemyss Castle.[3]
- ^ Lamont-Brown Fife in History and Legend pp.151–152.
- ^ "Population Estimates for Towns and Villages in Fife" (PDF). Fife Council. March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Fife Regional Council The Coast of Fife pp.37–38.