Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Petertown, Mainland ORK
Grid reference
HY 304 047 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
330400 100470
Latitude
58.92431271794114
Longitude
-3.208947516826815
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Orphir, parish (Orkney) (1.87 miles)
St Nicholas's Church, Orphir (Orkney) (1.87 miles)
St Colm's Chapel, Hoy & Graemsay ORK (3.76 miles)
Hoy (& Graemsay), parish, ORK (4.27 miles)
Stromness, parish (Orkney) (4.66 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Orphir, parish (Orkney)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Petertown
Head name
Petertown
Place
Petertown, Mainland ORK
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Petertown 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPetertown Head namePetertown PlacePetertown, Mainland ORK 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.
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (doubtful)
Peter, apostle (doubtful)
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
