Markinch

Markinch
Scottish Gaelic: *Marc Innis*
Markinch Scottish Gaelic: Marc Innis;
	Markinch from the south
	Markinch Location within Fife
Population	2,400 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NO296016
Council area	Fife;
Lieutenancy area	Fife;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLENROTHES
Postcode district	KY7
Dialling code	01592
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Glenrothes;
Scottish Parliament	Mid Fife and Glenrothes;

Markinch (/mɑːrˈkɪntʃ/, (Scottish Gaelic: Marc Innis) is both a village and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the village has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530 (in 2011). Markinch is east of Fife's administrative centre, Glenrothes and preceded Cupar as Fife's place of warranty and justice prior to the 13th century.

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