This article is about the area in Scotland. For other uses, see Fife (disambiguation).

Fife
Geography
Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 13th 1,325 km² ? %
Admin HQ:	Glenrothes
ISO 3166-2:	GB-FIF
ONS code:	00QR
Demographics
Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 3rd 349,429 264 / km²
Politics
Fife Council http://www.fife.gov.uk
Control:
MPs:	Gordon Brown Menzies Campbell John MacDougall Lewis Moonie Rachel Squire
MSPs:	Helen Eadie Iain Smith Christine May Marilyn Livingstone Scott Barrie
Traditional Fife

Fife is a unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth. It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms and is still known as the Kingdom of Fife. It is also a traditional county of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area.

From 1975 to 1996 Fife had the districts Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, North-East Fife. Since 1996 the functions of these district council have been exercised by Fife Council.

Towns and villages

• Abercrombie , Aberdour, Anstruther, Auchterderran , Auchtermuchty
• Ballingry , Balmerino , Benarty , Buckhaven , Burntisland
• Cardenden , Carnbee , Ceres, Cluny, Crosshill , Cowdenbeath, Crail, Culross, Cupar
• Dairsie , Dalgety Bay, Donibristle , Dunfermline, Dysart
• Earlsferry, East Wemyss , Elie
• Falkland
• Gateside , Glenrothes, Guardbridge
• Hill End
• Inverkeithing
• Kelty , Kennoway, Kilconquhar , Kilmany , Kincardine, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, Kirkcaldy
• Leslie, Leuchars, Leven, Lochgelly , Lower Largo , Lundin Links
• Methil
• Newburgh, Newport-on-Tay, North Queensferry
• Oakley
• Pittencrief , Pittenweem
• Rosyth
• St. Andrews, St. Monans
• Tayport , Thornton
• Upper Largo
• West Wemyss , Woodhaven , Wormit

Places of Interest

• Balmerino Abbey
• Dogton Stone
• Fife Coastal Path
• Fife Folk Museum
• Scotstarvit Tower
• Scottish Fisheries Museum
• St. Andrews Botanic Gardens
• Tay Rail Bridge
• Tay Road Bridge
• Tentsmuir Forest

External links

• Fife Direct
• Fife Today
• Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board
• The Fife Post

See also

• Historic houses in Scotland
• Museums in Scotland
• Abbeys and priories in Scotland
• Castles in the United Kingdom

In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the Thane of Fife is Macduff.