Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Eday, parish (Orkney)
Grid reference
HY 568 328 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
356800 103280
Latitude
59.18014028622386
Longitude
-2.7559640181349536
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Eday (0 miles)
Bredakirk, Eday (2.26 miles)
Hannah's Kirk (2.65 miles)
John's Hill, on Stronsay (4.87 miles)
St Catherine's Bay, Stronsay (5.48 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the island of Eday, the grid reference for the site of St Mary's Church, Eday.
Relationships with other places
Contains Bredakirk, Eday
Contains Bredakirk, Eday
Contains Hannah's Kirk
Contains St Mary's Church, Eday
Parish TLA
EDA
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Eday
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Eday
Place
Eday, parish (Orkney)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Edday 1560, Assumption
Historic formEdday This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEday PlaceEday, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 660 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Place-name data
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