Leuchars

Leuchars Scottish Gaelic: Luachar
St. Athernase Church in Leuchars
Leuchars
Leuchars shown within Fife
OS grid reference	NO455215
Council area	Fife
Lieutenancy area	Fife
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST. ANDREWS
Postcode district	KY16
Dialling code	01334
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	North East Fife
Scottish Parliament	North East Fife
List of places UK Scotland Coordinates: 56°22′53″N 2°53′01″W / 56.3814°N 2.8835°W / 56.3814; -2.8835

Leuchars (pronounced ⁱ/ˈluːxərs/ or /ˈluːkərz/; Scottish Gaelic: Luachar "rushes") is a small town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland.

The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) and an area of 13,357 acres

The surrounding area was improved by drainage in the 18th century. In the 19th century, a railway station on the line from Edinburgh to Aberdeen brought increased prosperity to the town. When the St Andrews Railway branch line was closed in the late 1960s, Leuchars became the closest place to get the train to St Andrews. Since then, Leuchars railway station has been used by many University of St Andrews students.

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