Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Laurence's Church, Forres
Grid reference
NJ 035 588 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
303500 858800
Latitude
57.6090981018744
Longitude
-3.6152577027161383
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Forres, parish (0 miles)
St Leonard's Chapel, Forres (0.89 miles)
Moy, former parish MOR, Dyke & Moy (1.39 miles)
Dalvey, settlement, Dyke & Moy (1.99 miles)
St Ninian's Croft, Dyke and Moy (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Forres, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Laurences Church
Head name
St Laurences Church
Place
St Laurence's Church, Forres
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
St Laurence's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Laurence's Church Head nameSt Laurences Church PlaceSt Laurence's Church, Forres 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
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
Place-name data
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