Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ann's Bleachfield, Ceres
Grid reference
NO 397 108 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
339700 710800
Latitude
56.28589990140979
Longitude
-2.9741601926904817
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Ann's Well, Ceres (0.18 miles)
Ceres, parish (0.57 miles)
Clockmadron, settlement Largo (2.27 miles)
St Catherine's Haugh, Cupar (2.5 miles)
St Andrew's Well, Scoonie (2.54 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The bleachfield was run by the St Ann's Bleaching Company, named afer the local well, St Ann's Well, and established in 1825 (Taylor with Márkus ii, 55).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ceres, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Ann's Well, Ceres
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ann's Bleachfield
Head name
St Ann's Bleachfield
Place
St Ann's Bleachfield, Ceres
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Ann's Bleachfield 1855, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ann's Bleachfield Head nameSt Ann's Bleachfield PlaceSt Ann's Bleachfield, Ceres Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Anne (ns) (certain)
Anne, mother of Mary (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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