TORRYBURN, a parish, in the district of Dunfermline, county of Fife; containing, with the villages of Torryburn, Torry or Torrie, and Crorabie-Point, 1435 inhabitants, of whom 602 are in the village of Torryburn, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Dunfermline. This place takes its name from the situation of the church and principal village on the burn of Torry, and comprises the ancient parish of Crombie, which, after its church had fallen into decay, was annexed to Torryburn about the year 1620. The parish is bounded on the south by the Firth of Forth; it is situated at the south-western extremity of the county, and is about five miles in length and from one to two miles in breadth, comprising an area of 3520 acres. In this district the surface is beautifully varied; and the higher grounds command fine views of the Firth and the opposite coasts, with the castle and part of the city of Edinburgh. The lower grounds are watered by the Torry, which flows into the Firth; and two small streams form part of the boundaries of the parish on the east and west. Off the shore are tracts that are dry at low water, and a considerable portion of rich soil might be recovered from the sea, by embankment, at a very moderate expense. The SOIL is various, but generally fertile, producing crops of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and turnips. Agriculture is in an improved state: the farm-buildings are substantial and well arranged; the land has been well drained and inclosed, and all the more recent improvements in implements of husbandry have been adopted. The substratum is chiefly coal, of which mines were formerly in operation. At present, one mine only is wrought, affording employment to sixty men; about 2500 tons of fine parrot-coal are annually raised, and of rough or splint coal about 6000 tons. The annual value of real property in the parish amounts to £5978. Torry House, the seat of Capt. James Erskine Wemyss, is a handsome mansion finely situated: it once contained a valuable collection of paintings, which were bequeathed by the late Sir John Erskine to the university of Edinburgh. There are also the houses of Craigflower, Inzievar, and Oakley, all of them pleasant residences. The village of Torryburn stands on the road from Dunfermline to Alloa, and was formerly a place of considerable trade; but since the discontinuance of the saltworks in the parish, which were extensive, and the abandonment of most of the collieries, it has greatly declined. About 6000 tons of coal, however, are still shipped annually from Torry pier (which is in a very indifferent condition); and there are seven vessels, of 320 tons' aggregate burthen, engaged in what remains of the extensive trade in coal. Some of the inhabitants of the parish are employed in the weaving of damask, and of cotton goods for the houses of Glasgow: in these branches of manufacture about sixty persons are engaged; and many of the females are occupied in tambourwork and the flowering of muslin. A fair, chiefly for pleasure, and which generally terminates in a horse-race, is held annually on the village green, on the second Wednesday in July. Facilities of communication are afforded by the turnpike-road from Dunfermline, which passes for four miles through the parish; and the northern boundary of the parish is skirted by the Dunfermline and Stirling line of railway. By means of a boat from Crombie-Point, access is obtained to the steamers in the Firth of Forth, that ply between Stirling and Edinburgh. The hamlet of Crombie-Point contains 54 inhabitants, partly employed in agriculture, and partly in the collieries. Ecclesiastically this place is within the limits of the presbytery of Dunfermline and synod of Fife. The minister's stipend is £179. 4. 4., with a manse, and a glebe valued at £10. 13. per annum; patrons, the representatives of the late Rev. Dr. Erskine, of Carnock. Torryburn church, which is situated at the east end of the village, was rebuilt in 1800, and is a neat plain structure in good repair, containing 502 sittings. The members of the Free Church have a place of worship. The parochial school is attended by a considerable number of children; the master has a salary of £34. 4. 4., with a house and garden, and the fees. There arc other schools, two of which are chiefly for teaching girls to read and sew. Some remains exist of the ancient church of Crombic, situated on an eminence overlooking the Firth of Forth; and there are some ujiright stones in the parish, suppi)se