Markinch (Scots: also Merkinch, from Scottish Gaelic Marc Innis, meaning 'horse-inch/island or haugh (river meadow)') It is a both a town and a parish in the heart of Fife, Scotland. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 2,420. The civil parish had a population of 16,530 (in 2011). Markinch is east of Fife's administrative centre, Glenrothes and preceded Cupar as Fife's place of warranty and justice prior to the 13th century.
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