Crossgates, Fife

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Crossgates
Location within Fife
Population2,830 (mid-2020 est.) [1]
OS grid reference NT1441688756
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COWDENBEATH
Postcode district KY4
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56°05′02″N3°22′31″W / 56.084°N 3.3754°W / 56.084; -3.3754

Crossgates is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located close to the junction of the M90 and A92, about two miles east of Dunfermline and a similar distance south west of Cowdenbeath. The village name means 'crossroads': it is situated at the point where the main Dunfermline-Kirkcaldy road crosses the old Great North Road from Inverkeithing to Perth. [2] [3]

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According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 2,458. [4]

Crossgates has a long history of mining, both deep and opencast. In 2008 ATH Resources opened an opencast mine at Muir Dean to the south of the village, with the intention of removing 2,000,000 tons of coal. [5] Planning permission for the mine was initially refused by Fife Council but the decision was later overturned by the Scottish Government. [6] In April 2011, an application for an extension to the Muir Dean mine was lodged by ATH Resources to extend the surface mine to the south, which was granted. ATH Resources went into administration, leaving an ecological disaster with an uncertain future at the time. The majority of reparation works have now been completed, with the former mine infilled, and the landscape returned to farmland.

Crossgates is designated, via a signpost, as "Fife's first energy efficient village", though there is no evidence for this.

Crossgates, approaching from the M90 motorway Crossgates, Fife.jpg
Crossgates, approaching from the M90 motorway

Education

The village has one school, Crossgates Primary School, which also contains a nursery and under 3 provision. The school is split into 8 classes with around 210 students in the school. [7] The school originally dates from 1920. [8] Students from Crossgates Primary typically attend, Beath High School in Cowdenbeath which is the nearest high school to Crossgates. [9] [10]

Sport

Football

Crossgates is home to the football club Crossgates Primrose, who compete in the East of Scotland League. The club play at Humbug Park in the village. Former Scottish International and Rangers player Jim Baxter started his career with the club before signing for Raith Rovers.

Lawn Bowls

Crossgates has its own Bowling Club which is located to the rear of the Community Centre (Miners' Institute) and has been there since 1940.

Notable residents

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References

  1. ↑ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Simon (2006) The Place Names of Fife, Shaun Tyas, Donington, Lincs.
  3. ↑ "Fife Place-name Data :: Crossgates". fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk.
  4. ↑ "Scotland's Census 2011- Aberdour Locality 2010 Profile". www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk. 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "ATH wins appeal for Muir Dean site development - 06 November 2007 - ATH Resources PLC". Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "ATH given permission to begin Muir Dean operations".
  7. ↑ "Crossgates Primary School". fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Crossgates Primary School". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "School Transport". fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Beath High School". schoolguide.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Skids official website". Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2008."...Stuart’s from Crossgates,..." Bill Simpson (Skids bassist, 2007)
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