Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Fyvie, parish
Grid reference
NJ 767 377 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
376700 837700
Latitude
57.42926739473362
Longitude
-2.3880701694176687
Nearby places
St Peter's Church, Fyvie (0.06 miles)
Maryfield, settlement, Fyvie (0.2 miles)
St Peter's Well, Fyvie (0.2 miles)
St Mary's Well, Fyvie (0.26 miles)
Mary's Pot, Fyvie (0.26 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains All Saints Church, Episcopal, Fyvie
Contains Folla Rule, Fyvie
Contains Formartine, thanage, Fyvie
Contains Hillhead of Peterwell, Fyvie
Contains Mary's Pot, Fyvie
Contains Maryfield, settlement, Fyvie
Contains Peterwell, settlement, Fyvie
Contains St Catherine's Well, Fyvie
Contains St George's, Fyvie
Contains St John's Well, well, Fyvie
Contains St John's Wells, settlement Fyvie
Contains St Mary's Well, Fyvie
Contains St Paul's Chapel, Fyvie
Contains St Paul's Well, Fyvie
Contains St Peter's Church, Fyvie
Contains St Peter's Well, Fyvie
Contains St Peter's Well, Fyvie
Contains St Rule's Chapel, Fyvie
Parish TLA
FYV
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Fyvie
Historic formFyvyn Head nameFyvie PlaceFyvie, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 356 Date of citation1189 x 1194 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Fyvie 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formFyvie Head nameFyvie PlaceFyvie, parish 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.