Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Church, Deskford
Grid reference
NJ 508 616 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350800 861600
Latitude
57.64188556772359
Longitude
-2.8242382390120597
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Deskford, parish (0 miles)
St John's Well, Deskford (0.06 miles)
Cullen, parish (1.06 miles)
Combs Plantation, Deskford (1.43 miles)
Comb's Croft, settlement, Deskford (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Deskford, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Church
Head name
St John's Church
Place
St John's Church, Deskford
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
St John’s Chapel 1792, OSA
Historic formSt John’s Chapel Head nameSt John's Church PlaceSt John's Church, Deskford Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol.4 p362 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (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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