Wemyss can refer to:

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* Wemyss, Fife, a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth. * Wemyss Bay, a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland **

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, a terminus on the Inverclyde Line ** Castle Wemyss, a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland *

East Wemyss East Wemyss () is a village situated on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 1,928. History East Wemyss was traditionally one of several coal mining communities along the south coa ...

, a village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland *

Wemyss Castle Wemyss Castle (pronounced eems is situated in Wemyss on the sea cliffs between the villages of East Wemyss and West Wemyss in Fife, Scotland. Wemyss Castle is considered to be a multi-period building, and today's castle includes many elements ...

, a castle in Wemyss on the cliffs between East and West Wemyss * Wemyss Cave, a cave in Fife, Scotland, where very early prehistoric art was found *

West Wemyss West Wemyss () is a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland.Lamont-Brown ''Fife in History and Legend'' pp.151–152. According to the 2007 population estimate, the village has a population of 237. The villa ...

, a village on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland

People

Clan Wemyss Clan Wemyss is a Lowland Scottish clan. History Origins of the clan The surname Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''uaimh'' which means ''cave''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Forewor ...

, a Lowland Scottish clan * Earl of Wemyss and March, two titles in the Peerage of Scotland held by a joint holder since 1826 *

James Wemyss (disambiguation) James Wemyss may refer to: * James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (died 1682), husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss * James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699–1756), grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer * James Wemyss (1726–1786), son ...

, multiple people *

John Wemyss (disambiguation) John Wemyss may refer to: * John Wemyss (minister) (c. 1579–1636), Church of Scotland minister, Hebrew scholar and exegete *Sir John Wemyss (landowner) (1558–1621), Scottish landowner * John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586–1649), his son, Sc ...

, multiple people *

Kathy Wemyss Kathy Wemyss (pronounced 'Weemz') is an Australian rock musician. A multi-instrumentalist, she was a member of Chad's Tree (1989) and The Jackson Code.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo'Chad's Tree' Retrieved 1 February 2010.Spencer et al ...

, an Australian rock musician * Mary Wemyss (1868–1951), an English novelist * Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss (1864–1933), a British officer of the Royal Navy *

Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson Wemyss Mackenzie (McKenzie) Simpson (March 30, 1824 – March 31, 1894) was a Canadian fur trader and political figure. He represented Algoma in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871. He was born in Lon ...

(1824-1894), a Canadian fur-trader and political figure *

Yuan Wemyss Yuan Wemyss (also known as ''Rita Yuan Gao'', ''Yuan Gao'' and ''Rita Pickering''; Chinese: 高源; born 14 January 1976) is a former Chinese-born Scottish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecoc ...

(born 1976), China-born Scottish badminton player

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Wemyss Ware Wemyss Ware was a line of pottery first produced in 1882 by Czech decorator Karel Nekola and Fife pottery-owner Robert Heron. The pottery took its name from the Wemyss family, titled incumbents of Wemyss Castle on the east coast of Fife, who we ...

, a type of pottery *

Wemys ''Lord of the Flies'' is a 1954 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. Themes ...

, a character's middle name in Lord of the Flies

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