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Kirkbride, settlement, Durrisdeer
Grid reference
NS 855 055 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
285500 605500
Latitude
55.330170919911794
Longitude
-3.805072891307195
Altitude (metres)
225
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkbride, farm, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (0 miles)
Kirk Bride, eccles, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (0.09 miles)
Kirkbride, former parish, Durisdeer (0.09 miles)
Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer (0.09 miles)
Kirkbride Hill, Dursideer (0.82 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Durisdeer, parish
Within Kirkbride, former parish, Durisdeer (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkbride
Head name
Kirkbride
Place
Kirkbride, settlement, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kirkbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkbride Head nameKirkbride PlaceKirkbride, settlement, Durrisdeer 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kirkbride, Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer