Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Church, Cushnie LCU
Grid reference
NJ 506 108 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350600 810800
Latitude
57.1855385506155
Longitude
-2.8173594494053176
Altitude (metres)
305
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Cushnie, former parish, Leochel-Cushnie (0 miles)
Brideswells, settlement, Cushnie LCU (0.2 miles)
St Bride's Well, Cushnie, now LCU (0.2 miles)
South Brideswell, Cushnie, LCU (0.64 miles)
Leochel-Cushnie, modern parish (1.43 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cushnie, former parish, Leochel-Cushnie (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Brideswells, settlement, Cushnie LCU
a distance of 350 m.
Adjacent St Bride's Well, Cushnie, now LCU
a distance of 430 m.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Church
Head name
St Bride's Church
Place
St Bride's Church, Cushnie LCU
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 Bride's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Church Head nameSt Bride's Church PlaceSt Bride's Church, Cushnie LCU 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Place-name data
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