Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Moy, former parish MOR, Dyke & Moy
Grid reference
NJ 015 598 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
301500 859800
Latitude
57.617645721411435
Longitude
-3.6491256275255357
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St Ninian's Croft, Dyke and Moy (0.81 miles)
Dalvey, settlement, Dyke & Moy (1.1 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Dyke & Moy (1.13 miles)
St Laurence's Church, Forres (1.39 miles)
Forres, parish (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dyke & Moy, parish
Parish details
Moy part of Dyke DXY & Moy DMY
Parish TLA
MXY
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Moy
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Moy
Place
Moy, former parish MOR, Dyke & Moy
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Moy 1560, Assumption
Historic formMoy This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMoy PlaceMoy, former parish MOR, Dyke & Moy Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 470 Date of citation1560 x 1560 Feature named in sourceparsonage |
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
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