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−	'''Auchtermuchty''' (2001 pop 2,010)is a town in the Kingdom of [[Fife]], eastern [[Scotland]]. It received a charter as a Royal Burgh from James V in 1517, andf thrived on linen manufacture, iron founding and distilling. The veteran conservative journalist and commentator [[Sir John Junor]] (1919-1997), longtime editor of the [[Sunday Express]] newspaper, brought Auchtermuchty to national fame by stressing its role as a belweather of Scottish public opinion in frequent mentions in his editorial articles.