Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Brideswells, settlement, Cushnie LCU
Grid reference
NJ 509 107 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350900 810700
Latitude
57.18467245208852
Longitude
-2.8123765824074853
Altitude (metres)
280
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Bride's Well, Cushnie, now LCU (0 miles)
St Bride's Church, Cushnie LCU (0.2 miles)
Cushnie, former parish, Leochel-Cushnie (0.2 miles)
South Brideswell, Cushnie, LCU (0.51 miles)
Leochel-Cushnie, modern parish (1.24 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Bride's Church, Cushnie LCU
a distance of 350 m.
Adjacent St Bride's Well, Cushnie, now LCU
a distance of 80 m.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Brideswells
Head name
Brideswells
Place
Brideswells, settlement, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Brideswell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBrideswell Head nameBrideswells PlaceBrideswells, settlement, 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.
Place-name data
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