Lumphinnans (Scottish Gaelic: Lann Fhìonain) is a small, former mining village along the B981 road, from west to east between the towns of

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

and Lochgelly, in central

Fife Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...

. Lumphinnans Primary and Community School is the local

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, its facilities available under a community use programme in the evenings. Sporting facilities are also available at Lumphinnans Sports Hub and Lumphinnans Bowling Club, founded in 1909. Lumphinnans United A.F.C. play in the amateur football Kingdom of Fife AFA at Ochilview park. The name Lumphinnans is derived from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

''lann'', 'church', of (Saint) ''Fhìonain'' or ''Fillan'', with early sources indicating both as possibilities. The -s suffix denotes a division of the lands into northern and southern parts. Historically, the village had nearby collieries, an ironworks and a brickworks. Lumphinnans was nicknamed as "Little Moscow" in the 1920s and 1930s for the area's support of

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. The local left-wing council named a road Gagarin Way in the Russian cosmonaut's honour, which inspired a play of the same name by Scots playwright Gregory Burke.

Notable people

* Abe Moffat (1896–1975), trade unionist, communist activist and union president * Alex Moffat trade unionist, communist activist and union president * Jock Rattray, footballer * Jimmy Philp, footballer * Lawrence Storione (1867–1922), founder of the Fife Communist Anarchist League * Kenny Adamson professional Football Player

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Villages in Fife Mining communities in Fife {{Fife-geo-stub

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