Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady, former parish, Stronsay (Orkney)
Grid reference
HY 641 246 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364100 102460
Latitude
59.10717847307129
Longitude
-2.6268821544359895
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Lady Kirk, eccles., XSL, Stronsay (Orkney) (0 miles)
St Salvador, settlement, Stronsay (Orkney) (0.31 miles)
St Catherine's, settlement Stronsay (ORK) (0.42 miles)
Stronsay, modern parish (Orkney) (0.67 miles)
St Catherine's Bay, Stronsay (1.36 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Medieval parish on Stronsay, NGR for Lady Kirk (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Parish TLA
XSL
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady
Head name
Lady
Place
Lady, former parish, Stronsay (Orkney)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Lady 1832, Thomson Atlas
Historic formLady Head nameLady PlaceLady, former parish, Stronsay (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceThomson Atlas Date of citation1832 x 1832 Notes on the context of this place-nameDigital images of the Atlas avaialble on NLS website. http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/893.html |
Source code
Thomson Atlas
Author
John Thomson
Source title
John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland
Year
1832
Notes
Digital images of the Atlas avaialble on NLS website. http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/893.html
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