Wormit

Wormit
Eastern part of Wormit seen from the Tay Rail Bridge
Wormit is located in Fife
Wormit
Location within Fife
OS grid referenceNO3624
• Edinburgh33 mi (53 km)
• London359 mi (578 km)
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewport-on-Tay
Postcode districtDD6
Dialling code01382
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
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56°25′28″N 02°58′46″W / 56.42444°N 2.97944°W / 56.42444; -2.97944

Wormit is a village on the south shore of the Firth of Tay in north-east Fife, Scotland. It is located at the southern end of the Tay Rail Bridge and together with Woodhaven and Newport-on-Tay, Wormit is a part of The Burgh of Newport-on-Tay. The name of the village is thought to be derived from the plant wormwood.[1][2]

Wormit, by the old railway station
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Entering Wormit from the South East via Kilmany Road.
  1. ^ MacKay, George (2003). Scottish Place Names. New Lanark: Geddes and Grosset. p. 96.
  2. ^ "Fife Place-name Data :: Wormit". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.