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[[File:Centre of Freuchie - geograph.org.uk - 1169222.jpg|thumb|Freuchie and the [[East Lomond Hill]]]]'''Freuchie''' is a village about two and a half miles to the east of Falkland but within the historic [[Parish of Falkland]]. | [[File:Centre of Freuchie - geograph.org.uk - 1169222.jpg|thumb|Freuchie and the [[East Lomond Hill]]]]'''Freuchie''' is a village about two and a half miles to the east of Falkland but within the historic [[Parish of Falkland]]. | ||
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| + | The historic buildings of the village can best be explored by street: | ||
| + | *[[Freuchie High Street]] | ||
| + | *[[Eden Valley Row]] | ||
| + | *[[Church Place]] | ||
| + | *[[Back Street] | ||
| + | *[[Lomond Road, Freuchie|Lomond Road]] | ||
| + | *[[Church Street, Freuchie|Church Street]] | ||
==Further references== | ==Further references== | ||
| − | "Established as a | + | "Established as a village by the C18, it acquired late C19 prosperity when a [[Eden Valley Linen Works|linen factory]] was built, c.1870."<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 229.</ref> |
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"An 18th-century village of hand-loom weavers, transformed when Linen Mill was built c.1870. For those at Royal Court at Falkland, Feuchie was like Coventry: 'Awa to Freuchie where the Froggies live'."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 89–90.</ref> | "An 18th-century village of hand-loom weavers, transformed when Linen Mill was built c.1870. For those at Royal Court at Falkland, Feuchie was like Coventry: 'Awa to Freuchie where the Froggies live'."<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page 89–90.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 7 February 2022
Freuchie and the East Lomond Hill
Freuchie is a village about two and a half miles to the east of Falkland but within the historic Parish of Falkland.
The historic buildings of the village can best be explored by street:
- Freuchie High Street
- Eden Valley Row
- Church Place
- [[Back Street]
- Lomond Road
- Church Street
Further references
"Established as a village by the C18, it acquired late C19 prosperity when a linen factory was built, c.1870."[1]
"An 18th-century village of hand-loom weavers, transformed when Linen Mill was built c.1870. For those at Royal Court at Falkland, Feuchie was like Coventry: 'Awa to Freuchie where the Froggies live'."[2]
See map: Map B
Notes
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 229.
- ↑ Pride, Kingdom of Fife, page 89–90.