This Fife village is not to be confused with the old location of the same name in Morayshire (now in the Highland Council Area) 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 it was 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, 2 miles to the west, prisoners would be held in the village awaiting execution. Another aphoristic usage occurs in the phrase "as Scots as Freuchie",[2] although whether this might ultimately stem from the Morayshire location is not certain.
Freuchie Cricket Club is best known for having won the village cricket championships at Lord's in 1985. This is considered particularly unusual as Scottish teams are not generally prominent in the game.[3]
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 Freuchie Flood Action Group, a single action group dedicated to improving flood protection and prevention in Freuchie.
Referencesedit
^"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^For example, see Donati (ed). Robert McLellan: Playing Scotland's Story, (Edinburgh, 2013), p.263.
^"Flashback: When the Scots beat the English at cricket". www.edinburgh.stv.tv. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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freuchie, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2017, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Freuchie news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Freuchie is a village in Fife Scotland at the foot of the Lomond Hills and near Falkland The nearest major town is Glenrothes located 4 miles to the south FreuchieFreuchieFreuchieLocation within FifePopulation1 250 mid 2020 est 1 OS grid referenceNO2806 London500 mi 800 km Council areaFifeLieutenancy areaFifeCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPostcode districtKY15Dialling code01337PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentNorth East FifeScottish ParliamentNorth East FifeList of places UK Scotland 56 14 52 N 3 09 22 W 56 247778 N 03 156111 W 56 247778 03 156111 The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic fraoch meaning heather This Fife village is not to be confused with the old location of the same name in Morayshire now in the Highland Council Area 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 it was 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 2 miles to the west prisoners would be held in the village awaiting execution Another aphoristic usage occurs in the phrase as Scots as Freuchie 2 although whether this might ultimately stem from the Morayshire location is not certain Freuchie Cricket Club is best known for having won the village cricket championships at Lord s in 1985 This is considered particularly unusual as Scottish teams are not generally prominent in the game 3 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 Freuchie Flood Action Group a single action group dedicated to improving flood protection and prevention in Freuchie References edit Mid 2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland National Records of Scotland 31 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 For example see Donati ed Robert McLellan Playing Scotland s Story Edinburgh 2013 p 263 Flashback When the Scots beat the English at cricket www edinburgh stv tv Retrieved 14 November 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freuchie Fife Community Website Freuchie Cricket Club Freuchie Flood Action Group nbsp This Fife location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freuchie amp oldid 1105506145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
