Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ola's Church, Bressay (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 501 436 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
450100 114360
Latitude
60.17430414178476
Longitude
-1.0969300672117674
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Maryfield, settlement Bressay (1.34 miles)
Bressay, parish (1.51 miles)
St Mary's Church, Bressay (1.51 miles)
Annfield by Heogan (1.55 miles)
Lerwick, parish (Shetland) (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS 1:10k 'mausoleum on site of'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bressay, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ola's Church
Head name
St Ola's Church
Place
St Ola's Church, Bressay (Shetland)
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Ola's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ola's Church Head nameSt Ola's Church PlaceSt Ola's Church, Bressay (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 After namein ruins 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
Olaf (ns) (certain)
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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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