Editing Methil (section)

{{Short description|Town in Fife, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                          = Scotland
| official_name                    = Methil
| gaelic_name                      = Meadhchill
| scots_name                       =
| os_grid_reference                = NT365995
| coordinates                      = {{coord|56.1844|-3.0223|display=inline,title}}
| population                       = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Methil}}
| population_ref                   = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref name="a">{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                   = 4.79
| area_footnotes                   = <ref name="a"/>
| unitary_scotland                 = [[Fife]]
| post_town                        = Leven
| postcode_district                = KY8
| postcode_area                    = KY
| dial_code                        = 01333
| constituency_westminster         = [[Glenrothes and Mid Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|Glenrothes and Mid Fife]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]]
| static_image_name                = East Wemyss and Methil from the air (geograph 5836521).jpg
| static_image_caption             = East Wemyss, Buckhaven, Methil  and Leven from the air
| edinburgh_distance_mi            = 17
| london_distance_mi               = 344
}}
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'''Methil''' ({{langx|gd|Meadhchill}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Methil |url=https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/methil/ |website=Ainmean-àite na h-Alba |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> is a coastal town in [[Fife]], [[Scotland]].

Methil has ancient origins: two Bronze Age cemeteries have been discovered which date the settlement as over 8,000 years old. The town was first recorded as "Methkil" in 1207, and belonged to the [[Bishop of St Andrews (Roman Catholic)|Bishop of St Andrews]]. Methil was part of its own [[Barony (county division)|barony]] from 1614 and also part of the former [[burgh]] of [[Buckhaven and Methil]], which existed between 1891 and 1975. Previously an industrial maritime powerhouse of the region and once Scotland's greatest coal port, it is now redirecting itself towards a green energy future.

Methil lies on the north shore of the [[Firth of Forth]], between [[Largo Bay]] to the east and Wemyss Bay to the west. It is situated within a continuous urban area described as [[Levenmouth]]; the [[River Leven, Fife|River Leven]] delineates Methil from adjacent towns. The [[Fife Coastal Path]], one of Scotland's Great Trails, runs through Methil. The town has a population of 10,890 (2022).