Wellwood is a small village to the north of
Dunfermline
Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries.
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Fife
Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...
, Scotland.
It was named after the Wellwoods who used to own coalmines in the area. It has a leisure centre and a golf course (Canmore).
[ It is nearby the Town Loch and also is partially bordered by Queen Anne High School. It was formerly known as Hawkiesfauld.
Wellwood is an old coal mining village. The coal pits in the village were active throughout the nineteenth century and into twentieth.
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Education
The village had one school, Wellwood Primary School, which was closed in 2014. Wellwood is now under the catchment area for McLean Primary School. Pupils then attend Queen Anne High School.
References
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Villages in Fife
Areas of Dunfermline
Mining communities in Fife