Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Newburn, parish
Grid reference
NO 453 035 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345300 703500
Latitude
56.22099298618625
Longitude
-2.882193862926048
Nearby places
Largo, parish (1.86 miles)
Kilconquhar, settlement Kilconquhar (2.19 miles)
Kilconquhar, parish (2.19 miles)
Kilconquhar, eccles. Kilconquhar (2.19 miles)
St Ford, settlement, Kilconquhar (2.3 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the medieval kirk, now in ruins.
Parish TLA
NBN
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Newburn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Newburn
Place
Newburn, 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 formNithbren This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameNewburn PlaceNewburn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNLS, MS Adv. 15/1/18 no. 82 Date of citation1152 x 1159 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
NLS
Source title
National Library of Scotland
Place-name data
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