Volume contents
- 1 - Orphir , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Orphir , page 10
- 20 - Orphir , page 20
- 30 - Orphir , page 30
- 40 - Orphir , page 40
- 50 - Orphir , page 50
- 60 - Orphir , page 60
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- 90 - Orphir , page 90
- 100 - Orphir , page 100
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- 119 - Orphir , page 119 (end)
- 120 - Orphir , valuation roll extract
- 121 - Orphir , title page
- 122 - Orphir , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORPHIR [parish] | Orphir | John A Bruce Esq Sheriff Clerk Kirkwall Imp Gazetteer of Scotland Stat a/c of Scotland Oliver & Boyds Edinburgh Almanac Orkney & Shetland Directory Peaces Orkney & Shetland Directory The Orkneyinga Saga Johnstons Map of Orkney |
106; 107; 108; 113 | A parish containing a post office Station of its own name, in the south of the mainland of Orkney. It lies to the s. west of Kirkwall and is bounded on the east by the parish of St Ola, on the north by the parishes of Firth & Stenness on the south by Scapa Flow & on the west by Clestrain Sound. It comprises the island of Cava and a few small skerries. This Parish is in the presbytery of Cairston & Synod of Orkney. There is no detached part of this parish locally situated within the boundary of any other parish nor is there any detached part of any other parish locally situated within the boundary of this one. It contains about 13527 Statute acres. |
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 14 - Parish of Orphir, OS1/23/14
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Orphir.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county
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 county of Orkney, which is in the north of Scotland.