Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkbride, settlement, Anwoth
Grid reference
NX 563 559 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
256300 555900
Latitude
54.8770929589497
Longitude
-4.239985441723296
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Lady's Well, Anwoth (0.2 miles)
Kirkbride, ~eccles, Anwoth (0.22 miles)
Anwoth, parish (1.19 miles)
Killern, settlement, Anwoth (1.81 miles)
Girthon, parish (3.06 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Anwoth, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkbride
Head name
Kirkbride
Place
Kirkbride, settlement, Anwoth
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
Mekill Kyrkbryde 1534, RMS
Historic formMekill Kyrkbryde Head nameKirkbride PlaceKirkbride, settlement, Anwoth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1387 Date of citation1534 x 1534 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
Kirkbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkbride Head nameKirkbride PlaceKirkbride, settlement, Anwoth 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, Anwoth