Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Olnafirth, former parish Delting
Grid reference
HU 404 636 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
440400 116360
Latitude
60.35495963884865
Longitude
-1.2677568657788791
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Laxavoe, former parish, Delting (2.26 miles)
Delting, parish (3.11 miles)
Lady Knowe, Delting (Shetland) (4.25 miles)
Lunnasting, former parish, Nesting (Shetland) (4.63 miles)
Nesting, parish (Shetland) (6.62 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for 'church' shown on OS maps
Relationships with other parishes
Within Delting, parish
Parish details
Olnafirth now part of Delting DTG
Parish TLA
OFX
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Parish notes
See Delting. Olnafirth was united with Delting (and Laxavoe) in the sixteenth century.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Olnafirth
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Olnafirth
Place
Olnafirth, former parish Delting
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
