Editing Aberdour (section)

== History ==
For much of its history Aberdour was two villages, Wester Aberdour and Easter Aberdour, on either side of the Dour Burn; however this distinction was blurred by the 19th century arrival of the railway.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gifford |first1=John |title=The Buildings of Scotland: Fife |date=1992 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-300-09673-6 |page=58}}</ref>

The original church was dedicated to St Fillan in 1178 but only was given parish status in 1640 when the area was disjunctioned from the parish of Beath and Dalgety.<ref>Pre Reformation Churches of Fifeshire by J Russell Walker</ref>

In the 18th century Aberdour's harbour was improved by the addition of a stone pier to help handle the coal traffic from nearby collieries. However, in the 1850s the traffic changed dramatically, and Aberdour Harbour became a popular destination for pleasure steamers from [[Leith]]. This in turn led to the building of a deeper water pier a little around the bay at Hawkcraig, and to the development of hotels and many of the other services still on view today in the village.

The railway came to Aberdour in 1890, with the building of the line east from the newly opened [[Forth Bridge]]. The [[Aberdour railway station|station]] has won many "best kept station" awards.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vKJ1I75Mx0EC&q=1890,+Forth+Bridge+awards+%22kept+station%22|first=Alan|publisher=[[David & Charles]]|last=Hall|title=Fife & Perthshire: Including Kinross (Pevensey Guide)|date=2002|page=25|isbn=9781898630494|access-date=2019-07-21}}</ref>