 Abercrombie was the former name of the parish of St Monans, although both Abercrombie and St Monans had churches.The hamlet is centred on Abercrombie Farmstead, dating from 1892, which was built on the site of an earlier 13th century building.The lands of Abercrombie have been farmed by the Stewart family for many generations and they own the adjoining farmland of Craigiewells, just north of St Monans.