Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Church, Essil, Speymouth
Grid reference
NJ 339 634 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
333900 863400
Latitude
57.65589105303405
Longitude
-3.10780049927374
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St Peter's Well, Essil, Speymouth (0 miles)
Essil, former parish, Speymouth (0 miles)
St Leonard's Well, Speymouth (1.63 miles)
Speymouth, modern parish (1.69 miles)
Bellie, parish (1.72 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Church of Essil parish, united with Speymouth (formerly Dipple) in 1731, whereafter the parish kirk moved to Speymouth and this fell into ruin.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Essil, former parish, Speymouth (formerly)
Within Speymouth, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Peter's Well, Essil, Speymouth
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Church
Head name
St Peter's Church
Place
St Peter's Church, Essil, Speymouth
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
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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