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Kirkcaldy and Dysart is a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth, containing the towns of Kirkcaldy and Dysart and their hinterland. The civil parish was formed in December 1901 by an amalgamation of the parishes of Kirkcaldy, Dysart and Abbotshall, along with the portion of the parish of Kinghorn which ...
Dysart (/ ˈ d aɪ z ər t / listen ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Dìseart (IPA:[ˈtʲiːʃəɾʃt̪])) is a town and former royal burgh located on the south-east coast between Kirkcaldy and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland. Dysart was once part of a wider estate owned by the St Clair or Sinclair family.
In 2019 Kirkcaldy YM merged with Dysart as part of the Kirkcaldy Community Football Partnership, which includes a football pathway along with Kirkcaldy FC and Templehall United. [1] In May 2020, the club confirmed they had successfully applied to join the East of Scotland Football League within the senior pyramid. [5]
Kirkcaldy was represented by the constituency of Dysart Burghs from 1707 to 1832, which was formed from the burgh itself and three other burghs, Dysart, Kinghorn, and Burntisland. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Under the Reform Act 1832 , the constituency of Kirkcaldy Burghs was created.
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Kirkcaldy railway station, along with now defunct stations in Sinclairtown and Dysart, finally opened on 20 June 1847 [5] [6] as part of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, which terminated at Cupar. Train services were later taken over by the North British Railway , which was absorbed by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
Oswald was the son of James Oswald, a politician of Kirkcaldy. [1] The Oswald family became the dominant force in Kirkcaldy politics in the 18th century and Dysart, the second-largest burgh was controlled by the St. Clair interest. The combined Oswald and St. Clair influence often decided who was to be elected.
Kirkcaldy and Dysart: Fife: Fife: Formed by the 1901 amalgamation of the ancient parishes of Kirkcaldy and Dysart and the post-Reformation parish of Abbotshall. 3,087 49,918 Kirkcolm: Dumfries and Galloway: Wigtownshire: 5,809 669 Kirkconnel: Dumfries and Galloway: Dumfriesshire: 11,565 2,361 Kirkcowan: Dumfries and Galloway: Wigtownshire ...