Dunfermline is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground 3 miles from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.
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24 Facts About Dunfermline
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Dunfermline retains much of its historic significance, as well as providing facilities for leisure.
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The founding of this new church of Dunfermline was inaugurated around 1072, but was not recorded in the town's records.
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Dunfermline had become a burgh between 1124 and 1127, if not before this time.
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Decline in the fortunes of Dunfermline lasted until the introduction of a linen industry in the early 18th century.
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Dunfermline has experienced significant expansion since 1999, especially in an expansion corridor on the eastern side of the town.
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Dunfermline attained royal burgh status until this was abolished in 1975, under the Local Government Act 1973 in favour of a three-tier regions and districts.
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Today, Dunfermline is represented by several tiers of elected government.
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Fife Council, the unitary local authority for Dunfermline, are the executive, deliberative and legislative body responsible for local governance.
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Dunfermline has retained some importance as an administrative centre with the council's principal west Fife office based at New City House.
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Dunfermline is the principal shopping centre serving the western area of Fife and is the region's second largest town centre by floorspace.
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The majority of shops and retail services in Dunfermline are concentrated in the town centre along a high street.
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Dunfermline has two theatres, Carnegie Hall on East Port and the Alhambra on Canmore Street.
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Dunfermline Fire Station, a category B listed building, is an arts venue, cafe and studio space.
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Dunfermline is home to a professional football team, as well as rugby and cricket teams.
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Dunfermline Reign are a basketball team that competes in the Scottish Men's National League Division 1.
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Dunfermline Kings are the town's American football team, playing their games at Duloch Park.
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Dunfermline has one recycling centre and several recycling points, all operated by the local authority, Fife Council.
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The headquarters of the Dunfermline area is on 2 Holyrood Place, close to the town centre.
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Dunfermline is served under the East Central Region which covers Tayside, Forth Valley and the Kingdom of Fife of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
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Dunfermline is served by the A907 which meets the M90 and A92 to the east of the town at Halbeath Interchange.
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Dunfermline's most famous son is the entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who was born in the town in 1835.
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Dunfermline was born and brought up in Brucefield House, now demolished, which gives its name to a district of Dunfermline.
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