Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Brydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan
Grid reference
NY 181 704 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318100 570400
Latitude
55.02131843403325
Longitude
-3.281156705735515
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Brydekirk, former parish, Annan (0.5 miles)
St Bryde's Kirk, eccles. Bridekirk, Annan (0.5 miles)
St Bryde's Well, Brydekirk, Annan (0.65 miles)
Luce, former parish, Hoddom (1.24 miles)
Hoddom, parish (1.65 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the village of Brydekirk, formerly the main settlement of Brydekirk parish, now part of Annan.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Annan, parish
Within Brydekirk, former parish, Annan (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Brydekirk
Head name
Brydekirk
Place
Brydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan
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
Historic formBridkirk Head nameBrydekirk PlaceBrydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceRMS, iii no. 868 Date of citation1529 x 1529 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Brydekirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBrydekirk Head nameBrydekirk PlaceBrydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan 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 St Bryde's Kirk, St Bryde's Kirk, eccles. Bridekirk, Annan
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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