Pickletillem or Pickletillum is a hamlet situated in

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. It is from the town of

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and from the city of

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. The village is located on the A914 south of the junction with the A92.

Overview and history

Pickletillum is a small hamlet which had an inn and has a few houses. The Pickletillum Inn, a coaching inn dating from 1732, was demolished in 2018 after standing unoccupied and dilapidated for years. Planning permission was granted by

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in 2015 for 8 2-bedroom flats to be built on the site by

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and these are due for occupation in January 2021.

Governance

is the unitary local authority for Pickletillum. The village is in the North East Fife constituency of the

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. For the purposes of the

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, Pickletillum forms part of the North East Fife constituency.

References

External links

Pickletillem at Fife Place-name Data
Villages in Fife {{Fife-geo-stub