Freuchie
| Freuchie | |
| Fife | |
|---|---|
 Freuchie | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO284067 |
| Location: | 56°14’52"N, 3°9’22"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 780 |
| Postcode: | KY15 |
| Dialling code: | 01337 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fife |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Fife |
Freuchie is a village in Fife, at the foot of the Lomond Hills, and near Falkland. The nearest major town is Glenrothes, four miles to the south.
The name of the place derives from the Gaelic, fraoch, meaning 'Heather'. It is not entirely unique as a name: there was once a Freuchie in Morayshire, upon which the new town of Grantown was built in the 18th century.
Freuchie was once used by the Royal family as a place of banishment from the Court when the court sat in nearby Falkland Palace.
The Scots sayings "Awa tae Freuchie where the froggies bide" and "awa tae Freuchie an eat mice" both make reference to the village, these insults would be directed at prisoners of the Stuart kings residing in Falkland Palace, two miles to the west, prisoners would be held in the village awaiting execution. Another aphoristic usage occurs in the phrase "as Scots as Freuchie",[1] although whether this might ultimately stem from the Morayshire location is not certain.
On 13 August 2008, a number of locations throughout the village were affected by flooding, resulting in damage to homes and cars being written off by insurance companies. Many of the affected residents came together to form the Freuchie Flood Action Group, a single action group dedicated to improving flood protection and prevention in Freuchie.
Sport
- Cricket: Freuchie Cricket Club is best known for having won the village cricket championships at Lord's in 1985: an unusual as Scottish teams are not generally prominent in the game.[2]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ For example, see Donati (ed). Robert McLellan: Playing Scotland's Story, (Edinburgh, 2013), p.263.
- ↑ "Flashback: When the Scots beat the English at cricket". http://edinburgh.stv.tv/articles/310858-its-30-years-since-freuchie-won-the-national-village-cup-at-lords/. Retrieved 14 November 2017.