 There is a Church of Scotland parish church, which shares a minister with nearby Kingseat.There has been references to a village in the area as early as 1322 when the village and nearby loch were known as Monquhir, Moncur or Moncor.The village was renamed Dunfermline Coaltown in the 18th century before the name was changed to Townhill in the early 19th century.