Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Newburgh, modern parish
Grid reference
NO 233 183 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323300 718300
Latitude
56.35090652467483
Longitude
-3.241227326561095
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh (0 miles)
Lindores Abbey, Abdie (0.56 miles)
Clashbenny, settlement, Errol (1.97 miles)
Abdie, parish (2.05 miles)
Ecclesdoueanauin, ~eccles. Errol (2.2 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The parish was created in 1633 out of lands mostly in Abdie ABE, but partly in Abernethy (ANY). The NGR is for the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Abdie, parish
part of
Contains Abdie, parish
part of
Contains Abernethy, parish PER
part of
Contains Newburgh, modern parish
Within Newburgh, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh
Contains St Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh
Parish details
The parish of Newburgh was created in 1633 (RPS 1633/6/184) out of Abdie ABE and Abernethy ANY.
Parish TLA
NBH
County
Fife
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Newburgh
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Newburgh
Place
Newburgh, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formNewburgh This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameNewburgh PlaceNewburgh, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1633/6/184 Date of citation1633 x 1633 Feature named in sourceparish |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Newburgh 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formNewburgh This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameNewburgh PlaceNewburgh, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
