Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bryce's Church, Kirkcaldy KDT
Grid reference
NT 280 916 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
328000 691600
Latitude
56.11178353008004
Longitude
-3.1579276257323405
County
Fife
Nearby places
Kirkcaldy, former parish, KDT (0.06 miles)
St Brycedale, land unit Kirkaldy & Dysart (0.12 miles)
St Mary's Well, Kirkcaldy KDT (0.45 miles)
Abbotshall, former parish KDT (0.59 miles)
St Catherinestoun, Kirkcaldy & Dysart (1.02 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OSA xviii, 46 (1796) says the kirk 'is said to have been dedicated to St. Brisse, who in the days of superstition appears to have been the tutelar saint of the place, and who has entailed his name on a small division of the burgh lands, which is called in the register of sasines, St Brisse or St Bryces' Deal'. For discussion, see Taylor with Márkus i, 465-6. The tower of this modern church dates to the sixteenth century (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Within Kirkcaldy, former parish, KDT (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bryce's Church
Head name
St Bryce's Church
Place
St Bryce's Church, Kirkcaldy KDT
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Bryce's Church 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bryce's Church Head nameSt Bryce's Church PlaceSt Bryce's Church, Kirkcaldy KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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
Bricius, Brice (ns) (certain)
Bricius, bishop of Tours (maybe)
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