Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Annsfield in Sandsting
Grid reference
HU 348 484 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
434800 114840
Latitude
60.21899644092355
Longitude
-1.3718712414067025
County
Shetland
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel by Sand (0.75 miles)
Sandsting, parish (Shetland) (0.75 miles)
Weisdale, former Parish, Tingwall (Shetland) (2.38 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Weisdale, Tingwall (Shet) (2.38 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel (2.38 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sandsting, parish (Shetland)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Annsfield
Head name
Annsfield
Place
Annsfield in Sandsting
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Annsfield , OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAnnsfield Head nameAnnsfield PlaceAnnsfield in Sandsting Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Anne (ns) (maybe)
Anne, mother of Mary (maybe)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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
