Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Church, Episcopal, Longside
Grid reference
NK 040 471 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
404000 847100
Latitude
57.51429315483804
Longitude
-1.9332238218624127
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Longside, modern parish (0.2 miles)
Old Deer, formerly Deer, parish (3.86 miles)
St Fergus Moss, St Fergus (4.19 miles)
Fetterangus, former parish, Old Deer (4.22 miles)
St Drostane Well, Old Deer (4.37 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Longside, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Church
Head name
St John's Church
Place
St John's Church, Episcopal, Longside
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Chapel Head nameSt John's Church PlaceSt John's Church, Episcopal, Longside 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
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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