Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Bay, St Andrews & D'ness (ORK)
Grid reference
HY 540 044 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354000 100440
Latitude
58.92479968726761
Longitude
-2.7990127003107865
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Peter's Pool, St Andrews & D'ness (ORK) (0.33 miles)
St Peter's Kirk, St Andrews & Deerness ORK (0.33 miles)
St Andrews & Deerness, parish (Orkney) (2.55 miles)
St Andrews former parish, StA & Deerness (ORK) (2.93 miles)
St Andrews Church, StA & Deerness (Orkney) (2.93 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Bay
Head name
St Peter's Bay
Place
St Peter's Bay, St Andrews & D'ness (ORK)
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 Peter's Bay 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Bay Head nameSt Peter's Bay PlaceSt Peter's Bay, St Andrews & D'ness (ORK) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)