Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Church, episcopal, Forfar
Grid reference
NO 457 507 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345700 750700
Latitude
56.64508634213393
Longitude
-2.8855464515622553
County
Angus
Nearby places
Queen Margaret's Inch, Forfar (0.99 miles)
Martinshade, Forfar (1.06 miles)
Eglispeder, settlement Forfar (1.44 miles)
Forfar, parish (formerly Restenneth) (1.51 miles)
St Peter's Church, Forfar (1.51 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The original built in 1823, rebuilt on the same site in 1881 (Scottish Church Heritage Research, on-line).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Church
Head name
St John's Church
Place
St John's Church, episcopal, Forfar
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 Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Ch. Head nameSt John's Church PlaceSt John's Church, episcopal, Forfar 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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