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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABDIE [parish] | Ph. [Parish] of Abdie. Ph. [Parish] of Abdie. Ph. [Parish] of Abdie. Ph. [Parish] of Abdie. Ph. [Parish] of Abdie. Ph. [Parish] of Abdie. |
Stat. Acct of Co, [Statistical Account of County] Full, [Fullarton's] Gazetteer. The Sheriffs Co. [County] list of Parishes. Oliver & Boyd's Almanac. |
004; 005; 009; 010 | [situation] In the South West corner of the County of Fife. A parish in the north of Fifeshire. It is not altogether contiguous; but the larger portion is bounded on the north by part of Newburgh and the Frith of Tay, on the east by Flisk, Dunbog and Monimail, on the south by Collessie, and on the the west by the parishes of Collessie, part of Newburgh, Auchtermuchty and Abernethy. The superficial area is about 7624 acres. of which about 6000 acres are under cultivation, and about 300 under plantations. This parish is in the Presbytery of Cupar and synod of Fife, Patron the Earl of Mansfield. There are two detached portions of this parish, one is in the west side of Newburgh, the other part is at the south side of Flisk. There are no other detached portions connected with this parish except the forementioned. |
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72 Parish of Abdie
Transcriber's notes
As on the page for Newburgh, the situation states this Parish as in the Southwest, while the Description confirms the North.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 51 - Parishes of Auchtermuchty, Collessie, Newburgh, Abdie and Strathmiglo, OS1/13/51
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Auchtermuchty, Collessie, Newburgh, Abdie, and Strathmiglo.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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