Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Church, modern, Dalbeattie, Urr
Grid reference
NX 830 612 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
283000 561200
Latitude
54.93166148513566
Longitude
-3.8262036735648564
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Mary's Pool, Buittle/Urr (0.61 miles)
Maidenholm, Urr (0.77 miles)
St Constantine's Church, Urr (1.12 miles)
St Colman Elo's Church, eccles. Buittle (1.67 miles)
Buittle, parish (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A modern Catholic church in the town of Dalbeattie.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Church
Head name
St Peter's Church
Place
St Peter's Church, modern, Dalbeattie, Urr
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 Peter's Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Ch. Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, modern, Dalbeattie, Urr 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
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (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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