Abercrombie, Fife

Abercrombie, Fife

Abercrombie (Gaelic: "Obar Chrombaidh") is a small village in Fife, situated around 1 mile to the north of the village of St Monans, and 10 miles south of the town of St Andrews. Abercrombie was the former name of the parish of St Monans, although both Abercrombie and St Monans had churches.


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