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Wemyss
Wemyss can refer to:
Places
- Wemyss, Fife, a civil parish on the south coast of Fife, Scotland, lying on the Firth of Forth.
- Wemyss Bay, a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland
- Wemyss Bay railway station, a terminus on the Inverclyde Line
- Castle Wemyss, a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland
- Coaltown of Wemyss, a village in the Wemyss area of Fife, Scotland
- East Wemyss, a village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland
- Wemyss Castle, a castle in Wemyss on the cliffs between East and West Wemyss
- Wemyss Cave, a cave in Fife, Scotland, where very early prehistoric art was found
- West Wemyss, a village on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland
People
* James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland (died 1682), husband of Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss
* James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699âÂÂ1756), grandson of the preceding, Scottish peer
* James Wemyss (1726âÂÂ1786), son of the preceding, Scottish MP
* James Erskine Wemyss (1789âÂÂ1854), grandson of the preceding, Scottish admiral and MP
* James Hay Erskine Wemyss (1829âÂÂ1864), son of the preceding, Scottish MP
* James Wemyss (New Zealand politician) (1828âÂÂ1909), Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand
* James Wemyss (British Army officer) (1748âÂÂ1833), major during American Revolutionary War at Battle of Fishdam Ford
* John Wemyss (minister) (c. 1579âÂÂ1636), Church of Scotland minister, Hebrew scholar and exegete
*Sir John Wemyss (landowner) (1557âÂÂ1624), Scottish landowner
* John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586âÂÂ1649), his son, Scottish politician
* John Wemyss of Logie (1569âÂÂ1596), Scottish courtier and spy
Other
- Wemyss Ware, a type of pottery
- Wemys, a character's middle name in Lord of the Flies
See also