Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Unst, modern parish (Shetland)
Grid reference
HP 614 088 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
461400 120880
Latitude
60.758167427009
Longitude
-0.8731746264705788
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Marypark, Unst (Shetland) (0.5 miles)
Baliasta, former parish, Unst (Shetland) (0.86 miles)
St John's Kirk, Baliasta, Unst (Shetland) (0.86 miles)
Cross Kirk, Unst (Shetland) (3.03 miles)
Cross Geo, Unst (3.03 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Unst Parish Church, St John's Kirk, as given by NMRS. The three medieval parishes which formed the modern parish of Unst were clearly united, as requiring only one minister, at or shortly after the Reformation (Assumption 660).
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Baliasta, former parish, Unst (Shetland)
Contains Lund, former parish, Unst (Shetland)
Contains Norwick, former parish, Unst (Shetland)
Contains Unst, modern parish (Shetland)
Relationships with other places
Contains Cross Geo, Unst
Contains Cross Kirk, Unst (Shetland)
Contains Cross Ness, Unst
Contains Little Cross Geo, Unst
Contains Marypark, Unst (Shetland)
Contains Muckle Cross Geo, Unst
Contains St John's Church, Norwick, Unst
Parish details
Unst containing 3 medieval parishes (Baliasta, Lund and Norwick)
Parish TLA
UNS
County
Shetland
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Unst
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Unst
Place
Unst, modern parish (Shetland)
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
Wnster 1560, Assumption
Historic formWnster This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameUnst PlaceUnst, modern parish (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 660 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995