Dunino
Appearance
Dunino | |
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Location within Fife | |
Population | < 100 |
OS grid reference | NO5311 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ky16 |
Dialling code | 01334 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
- See also Dunino, Poland.
Dunino is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife. It is 10 km from the nearest town, St Andrews, and 8 km from the fishing village of Anstruther. It is a small village with no local shops or services. It has one primary school (closed down 2014).
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The civil parish has a population of 134 (in 2011).[1]
The name derives from the Gaelic word for "fort of the assembly place" (dùn) and "assembly" (aonach).[2]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Simon Taylor and Gilbert Márkus, The Place-Names of Fife, 5 vols (Donington: Tyas, 2006-12), III, 249.
External links
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