Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Church, Fyvie
Grid reference
NJ 768 377 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
376800 837700
Latitude
57.42927251146785
Longitude
-2.3864046755004216
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Fyvie, parish (0.06 miles)
St Peter's Well, Fyvie (0.19 miles)
Peterwell, settlement, Fyvie (0.25 miles)
Maryfield, settlement, Fyvie (0.26 miles)
St Mary's Well, Fyvie (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Early medieval carved stones survive at the site of the medieval church (as well as a couple of stones brought from elsewhere in Fyvie), where the nineteenth-century building now stands.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fyvie, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Peterwell, settlement, Fyvie
Adjacent St Peter's Well, Fyvie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Church
Head name
St Peter's Church
Place
St Peter's Church, Fyvie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
St Peter's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, Fyvie 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)
Place-name data
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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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