Leslie, Fife
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| Leslie | |
|---|---|
 Leslie War Memorial | |
  Leslie Location within Fife | |
| Population | 3,092 [1] |
| OS grid reference | NO249017 |
| Cooncil aurie | |
| Lieutenancy aurie | |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | GLENROTHES |
| Postcode destrict | KY6 |
| Diallin code | 01592 |
| Police | Scots |
| Fire | Scots |
| Ambulance | Scots |
| EU Pairlament | Scotland |
| UK Pairlament | |
| Scots Pairlament | |
Leslie is a large veelage an pairish on the northren tip o the River Leven Valley, tae the wast o Glenrothes in Fife. Accordin tae the population estimates (2006), the veelage haes a population o 3,092.[1] The veelage wis granted burgh o barony status bi James II in 1458 for George Leslie wha acame the first Earl o Rothes. Later, this wis upgradit tae a polis burgh in 1865.[2][3]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population Estimates for Towns and Villages in Fife" (PDF). Fife Council. March 2008. Archived frae the oreeginal (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ Lamont-Brown Fife in History and Legend pp.157-158.
- ↑ Fife Council Kirkcaldy's History, Its Places and Its Famous Folk p.11.
