Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Largo, parish
Grid reference
NO 423 034 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
342300 703400
Latitude
56.219740132987255
Longitude
-2.930548659529871
Nearby places
Ladysknowe, settlement Largo (1.06 miles)
Newburn, parish (1.86 miles)
Annfield, settlement Largo (2.37 miles)
St Memma's Church, Scoonie (2.72 miles)
Scoonie, parish (2.72 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Annfield, settlement Largo
Contains Clockmadron, settlement Largo
Contains Ladysknowe, settlement Largo
Contains Ladysknowe, settlement Largo
Parish TLA
LAR
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Largo
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Largo
Place
Largo, 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 formLargach This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLargo PlaceLargo, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 308 Date of citation1177 x 1199 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Historic formLargach This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLargo PlaceLargo, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 516 Date of citation1212 x 1214 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Fife Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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