In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Anstruther like this:
Anstruther, seaport and market town, on E. coast, of Fife, 8¾ miles E. of Thornton Junction by rail, pop. (comprising the parl. burghs of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, and Kilrenny), 4702; 3 banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Friday. It carries on tanning, shipbuilding, and fish-curing. There is a considerable sea-fishing and coasting trade, for the furtherance of which a new harbour has been constructed.
Anstruther through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Anstruther in Fife | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20520
Date accessed: 19th June 2013
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