Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Bressay
Grid reference
HU 521 422 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
452100 114220
Latitude
60.16148357242695
Longitude
-1.0612435731735703
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Bressay, parish (0 miles)
St Ola's Church, Bressay (Shetland) (1.51 miles)
Maryfield, settlement Bressay (2 miles)
Lerwick, parish (Shetland) (2.83 miles)
Annfield by Heogan (2.94 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS (Canmore ID 1287): the dedication is given as 'St Marie's' by Sibbald (1711), who implies that it was still in use at the beginning of the 18th century. See NMRS for description of the church.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bressay, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Bressay
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 Mary's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, Bressay 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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