Lumphinnans is a small village, placed between the larger towns of Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is 5 miles north-east of Dunfermline and 18 miles north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a Police Burgh in 1890...

 and Lochgelly

Lochgelly

Lochgelly is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. According to the 2007 population estimate, the town has a population of 6,834.-History:From the 1830s...

 in central Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

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Lumphinnans is a small community, consisting of no more than half a dozen streets. There are few amenities including a pub, a shop, and a Chinese takeaway. The local primary school (Lumphinnans Primary) has many activities as part of its Community Use programme in the evenings.

At the other end of the village, there is Lumphinnans Bowling Club, one of Fife's smaller Bowling Clubs, which was founded in 1909.

Famous people

• Lawrence Storione
  Lawrence Storione
  Lawrence Storione was a Fife miner and political figure. He is best known for founding the Anarchist Communist League in Cowdenbeath, Scotland.-Life:...
  
   (1867-1922), founder of the Fife Communist Anarchist League

See also

• Gagarin Way
  Gagarin Way
  Gagarin Way is a play by Scottish playwright Gregory Burke, named after a street in the West Fife village of Lumphinnans, on the edge of Cowdenbeath. The play documents the disappearance of socialism from an area where political radicalism was once a defining characteristic of the population...
  
  , play, the title of which comes from a Lumphinnans street name