Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Strichen, modern parish
Grid reference
NJ 947 547 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
394700 854700
Latitude
57.58255441339315
Longitude
-2.088644049866134
Nearby places
All Saints Chapel, Episcopal, Strichen (0.89 miles)
Lady Well, Old Deer (1.76 miles)
St Eddren's Slack, Rathen (2.88 miles)
Fetterangus, former parish, Old Deer (3.35 miles)
Techmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh (3.42 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Fraserburgh, aka Philorth, parish
part of
Contains Rathen, parish
part of
Relationships with other places
Contains All Saints Chapel, Episcopal, Strichen
Contains Marno, settlement, Strichen
Contains Techmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh
Parish details
Strichen created 1633 from Rathen and Farserburgh/Philorth (RPS 1633/6/185)
Parish TLA
STR
County
Aberdeenshire
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Strichen
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Strichen
Place
Strichen, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formStrechin This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameStrichen PlaceStrichen, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1633/6/185 Date of citation1633 x 1633 Feature named in sourceKirk |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Historic formStrichen This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameStrichen PlaceStrichen, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 7 p416 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
