High Valleyfield is a small former mining village on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in west Fife, Scotland. It grew in the early 20th century to serve local coal workings and still shows that industrial heritage in its street pattern and community buildings, while sitting close to coastal marshes and estate parkland that give surprisingly pleasant waterside views for a former pit village.
Today the village has a quiet, community‑centred feel with local clubs and a village hall, and many residents commute to nearby towns such as Kincardine or Dunfermline. Its interest lies in the mix of industrial history and coastal landscape, making it a compact example of how Fife’s mining past blends into present-day commuter and rural life.
Postcode districts covering High Valleyfield
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 17.8 miles
- Livingston 12.3 miles
- Cumbernauld 16.6 miles
- Dunfermline 6.7 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 18 miles
- Perth 24.3 miles
- Coatbridge 21.2 miles
- Glenrothes 19.3 miles
- Stirling 13.2 miles
- Airdrie 19.1 miles
- Falkirk 7.8 miles
- Motherwell 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Torryburn and Newmills Place 1.6 miles
- Blairhall Place 2.1 miles
- Comrie Place 2.3 miles
- Oakley Place 2.7 miles
- Cairneyhill Place 3.2 miles
- Carnock Place 3.4 miles
- Bo'ness Place 3.4 miles
- West Fife and Coastal Villages Ward 3.6 miles
- Kincardine Place 3.9 miles
- Bo'ness and Blackness Ward 4 miles
- Saline Place 4.2 miles
- Crossford Place 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in High Valleyfield
KY12 8RX, KY12 8JH, KY12 8HQ, KY12 8UL, KY12 8TS, KY12 8JD, KY12 8HU, KY12 8HP, KY12 8UJ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 12.1 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 34.1 miles
- Linlithgow Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Dunfermline Town Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near High Valleyfield Ad
- Richmond Park Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Adamson Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Maltings Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- The City Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- Premier Lodge 3 6.1 miles
- The Inn At Charlestown 3 4.9 miles
- Helix Hotel 3 5 miles
- Oxgang Kitchen Bar & Rooms 3 4.7 miles
- Best Western Plus Dunfermline Crossford Keavil House Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- SGE Leapark Hotel 3 4.7 miles
Schools in High Valleyfield
- Culross Primary School Primary
- St Serf's R C Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 0.3 miles
- Manuel Priory Historic site 6.3 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 6.5 miles
- East End Park Stadium 6.8 miles
- Recreation Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- Hopetoun House Estate 7.4 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 7.9 miles
- Blairadam Estate 9.8 miles
- Dundas Castle Estate 10 miles
- Lower Polmaise Estate 10.6 miles
- Central Park Stadium 10.9 miles