Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer
Grid reference
NS 854 056 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
285400 605600
Latitude
55.33104585480216
Longitude
-3.806689373711098
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirk Bride, eccles, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (0 miles)
Kirkbride, former parish, Durisdeer (0 miles)
Kirkbride, farm, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (0.09 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Durrisdeer (0.09 miles)
Kirkbride Hill, Dursideer (0.75 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Formerly the parish kirk of Kirkbride parish, now in Durisdeer.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Durisdeer, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kirkbride, settlement, Durrisdeer
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilbryid Head nameKilbride PlaceKirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Nithsdale Date of citation1654 x 1654 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Kirkbride
Head name
Kirkbride
Place
Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer
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
Kirkbryd 1560, Assumption
Historic formKirkbryd Head nameKirkbride PlaceKirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 278 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Kirkbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkbride Head nameKirkbride PlaceKirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 approx 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)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkbride, Kirkbride, settlement, Durrisdeer
Is source of Kirkbride, Kirkbride, former parish, Durisdeer
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