Jamestown, Fife
Hamlet in Fife, Scotland
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Jamestown is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland. It is contiguous with North Queensferry and Inverkeithing, and is 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Edinburgh city centre.
Located on the south side of the Inner Bay of Inverkeithing Bay, an inlet of the Firth of Forth, Jamestown became an important centre for shipping and industry during the 19th century, and shipbreaking in the 20th century.
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North Queensferry
Human settlement in Scotland
0.9 mi away
Inverkeithing Friary
Friary in Scotland
0.5 mi away
Inverkeithing Town House
Municipal building in Inverkeithing, Scotland
0.6 mi away
Jamestown Viaduct
Bridge in Fife, Scotland
330 ft away
Inverkeithing Bay
Bay in Scotland Fife
0.9 mi away
Keithing Burn
River in Fife, Scotland
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