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Within the greater area, which later became the Burgh of Cowdenbeath, there was little mining activity. The earliest indication of human activity in the immediate vicinity of the current site of Cowdenbeath was provided by the discovery of late Bronze Age vessels containing incinerated human remains, in 1928.

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"My name is Ollie and I want it back to how it was when it was new so it can be here for generations to come.

Before 1850, Cowdenbeath was just a collection of farms within the parish of Beath.

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There had been a golf club at the northern end of the town before World War 2, resulting in one of the now-demolished houses being named Golf View.[20]. The area was divided into four districts named after local farms: Kirkford, Foulford, White Threshes and Cowdenbeath farm, close to the present-day site of Central Park.History of Cowdenbeath Local inhabitants of these focal points of growth, which were merging into a single town, met to decide on a name for the emerging town. Beath, the name of the wider parish, is from the Gaelic beith, meaning birch.[4]. sh.40, 1867.

Cowdenbeath is otherwise best known more widely as the home of a

The Police Station moved to former Co-op buildings at Brunton House in 2012. Prior to this, coal had been mined at …

Shafts were sunk in the vicinity of the old Foulford Washer. By the first accident Peter Gelletly got his left leg broken, and was otherwise bruised, by the fall of a large stone …

Within the area, which later became the Burgh of Cowdenbeath, there was little mining activity.

Save the Meedies pug is the appeal of Ollie. lean". These were not actually coffins, but old-time safes that were placed over the coffin to hinder the work of the body-snatchers. 1, 2, 7, and 11; Cowdenbeath Nos. This charter makes reference to the Chapel of Beth. It was an imposing building built of red sandstone and stood on Stenhouse Street.

There is a noticeable anomaly where a bulge appears in the 40 - 49 age bracket, which is representative of the baby-boomers born in the 1960s. for further processing. place, and since the 1980s a site at Mossmorran, just under two miles south of Cowdenbeath also has a golf club, originally built as a nine-hole course on the old Dora Coal mine site. Before 1850, Cowdenbeath was just a collection of farms within the parish of Beath. The area was divided into four districts named after local farms: Kirkford, Foulford, White Threshes and Cowdenbeath farm, close to the present-day site of Central Park.

[14], Such was the extent of the importance of Cowdenbeath to coal mining at the turn of the century (circa 1900) that several institutions essential to mining became established there. We also recommend consulting the many general pages for There is a place of worship here for members of the Free Church.

When the new turnpike road from Queensferry to Perth was constructed, the inn gained more importance.Before 1850, Cowdenbeath was just a collection of farms within the parish of Beath. The coaching inn, the Old Inn, was established at the junction of roads from North Queensferry, Perth, Dunfermline and Burntisland. This significant date followed the building of a new church in 1640 at Beath, to replace the ruins of a sanctuary, which had fallen into sad disrepair. This formerly industrial/mining landscape, which was host to a number of pit-heads (including the Mary Pit, whose winding gear structure dominates the park as a monument to its mining legacy), is now a very picturesque area which provides leisure and recreational outdoor amenities. This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 11:22. This significant date followed the building of a new church in 1640 at Beath, to replace the ruins of a sanctuary, which had fallen into sad disrepair.A Brief History of Presbyterian Churches by Leslie Barr The present church, visible today, was constructed in 1834–35 by James MacFarlane and was altered in 1884–1886. There is a library situated at the north end of the High Street. Unfortunately the train is in need of repair and refurbishment in order to be safeguard for future generations to enjoy and the Friends of Lochore Meadows Group, along with the Park Management and Fife Council are pleased to announce, and support the 'Save The Meedies Train' project which is being developed and driven by 10 year old Ollie Cowan, a pupil a St. Bride's Primary School, in Cowdenbeath.

The parish is in the presbytery of Dunfermline and synod of Fife, and in the patronage of the Earl of Moray; the minister's stipend is about £165, with a manse, and a glebe valued at £17 per annum.