The prefix 'kings' is an obvious association with the crown, with land in the village in the hands of the earls of Fife and other nobility throughout various points in time.

[6] The parish includes the settlements of Kettlebridge, Balmalcolm, Kettlehill, Burnturk, Muirhead, and several farms.

[7] Vegetable processing company Kettle Produce have sites in the parish at Balmalcolm and near Freuchie at Orkie farm.

They employ over 1,100 staff between these two sites, many from the local area, and process 1,000s of hectares of crops each year.

Secondary education is provided at the nearby Bell Baxter High School in Cupar.

The church is constructed from snecked sandstone in a Tudor style with a Scottish slate roof.

[14] The oldest known church in the parish was originally at Lathrisk, near Newton of Falkland and was moved to Kettle opposite the current site in 1636.