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| Cardenden | |
|---|---|
 Houses in Cardenden | |
  Cardenden Location within Fife | |
| Population | 5,190 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NT2295 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOCHGELLY |
| Postcode district | KY5 |
| Dialling code | 01592 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Cardenden (/ˌkɑːrdənˈdɛn/ ) is a Scottish town located on the south bank of the River Ore in the parish of Auchterderran, Fife. It is approximately four miles (six kilometres) northwest of Kirkcaldy. Cardenden was named in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway for its new railway station. A former mining town, Cardenden had a reported population of 448 in 1891 that had increased to 5,533 as of 2011.[2]
Areas of Cardenden include Auchterderran, Bowhill, Dundonald, the Jamphlars, New Carden and Woodend.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Cardenden (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.