Kilmany

Jim Clark memorial sculpture in Kilmany

Kilmany (Gaelic: Cille Mheinidh) is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland.

It is notable for being the birthplace of Jim Clark, former world champion Formula One racing-car driver. There is a statue of Clark in the village, unveiled in 1997 by Sir Jackie Stewart.[1]

It was also the home of William Anstruther-Gray, Baron Kilmany who served as Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons from 1962-64 and later sat in the House of Lords after being made a life peer in 1966.[2].

Between 1909 and 1960, Kilmany had its own railway station on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.[3]

The civil parish has a population of 218 (in 2011).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kilmany". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ↑ {{cite web|title=Hansard: Sir William Anstruther-Gray|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/sir-william-anstruther-gray/
  3. ↑ "Newburgh and North Fife Railway". RAILSCOT. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930

Coordinates: 56°22′N 3°00′W / 56.367°N 3.000°W / 56.367; -3.000

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