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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Glenrothes , town (1991 pop. 33,639), Fife, E Scotland, on the Leven River. Glenrothes was designated one of the new towns in 1948 to provide housing, community services, and increased social and economic diversity for an expanding mining area. In 1961 the Glenrothes colliery closed. The town is intended to relieve overpopulation in Glasgow . Its industries include light and electronic engineering, computers, plastics, and food processing. Author not available, GLENROTHES. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Glenrothes Fife. ‘Valley of Rothes’. Glenrothes was designated a New Town in 1948 and named after the Earl of Rothes , the local laird. See Rothes . Read more

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