KirkcaldyKirkcaldy is a town in Fife, Scotland. It has a population of about 47,000. It is on the North side of the Firth of Forth a large river estuary leading into the North Sea. Kirkcaldy sits between Dundee, and Edinburgh.In 2003, its population was 47,000.
Famous people from of Kirkcaldy include the "Father of Modern Economics" Adam Smith and the "Father of Standard Time" (international time zones) Sandford Fleming. The current Chancellor of the Exchequer - Gordon Brown - was brought up in the town. Kirkcaldy is famous for its traditional linoleum manufacturing centre, and its annual week-long Links Market - Europe's longest street market - which celebrates its 700th anniversary in 2004. The town still has one of the longest developed sea-fronts in Europe, overlooking the Firth of Forth river. From 1975 Kirkcaldy gave its name to a local government district in the Fife region of Scotland. Since 1996 it has been included in the Fife unitary area. (See: Subdivisions of Scotland)
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