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St. Combs, Aberdeenshire One Place Study

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St Combs, Aberdeenshire One Place Study

St. Combs c1901

St Combs is a small fishing village in the parish of Lonmay, North East Aberdeenshire, Scotland that has existed since at least the 17th century. It was described in the Aberdeenshire OS Name Books (1865-1871) as:

"A considerable village of detached houses in north east corner of the parish [of Lonmay]. It contains A school; public Hall, and the remains of St. Colms Kirk surrounded by burying ground. It is wholly inhabited by fishermen and their families.[1]

See also: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire One Place Study

Name

St Combs takes its name from a church to St Colm (or Columba) that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607.[2]

The Aberdeenshire OS Name Books (1865-1871) states:

"St. Combs is supposed to be a corruption of St. Columba. "Fishing village of St. Colm." Buchan by Rev. [Reverend] _ _Pratt M.A. [Master of Arts]" [1]

The book referred to was Buchan by John Burnett Pratt. A copy available via Internet Archive has only part of the corresponding entry available:

"Till the year 1608, the parish church, dedicated to S. Columba, the tutelar of the parish, was situated near the sea-shore, in the village of the same name. It was of small dimensions. In 1607, when King James VI. was making efforts for the restoration of a regular Episcopacy throughout his ancient kingdom of Scotland, the..." [page 169 - pages 170-174 were omitted].[3]

Geography

Continent: Europe
Sovereign State: United Kingdom
Country: Scotland
County: Aberdeenshire
GPS Coordinates: 57.6571, -1.9107
Elevation: 18.0 m or 59.1 feet

Population

The population of St Combs in 2016 was 660.[4]

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Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "OS1/1/58/6 | Scotlandsplaces: St. Combs". (accessed 7 Nov 2022) via ScotlandsPlaces
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "St Combs," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=St_Combs&oldid=1082214506 (accessed November 7, 2022).
  3. ↑ Buchan by Pratt, John B. (John Burnett), 1798-1869 (Third Edition: Published 1870); Internet Archive (accessed 7 Nov 2022) p169
  4. ↑ Aberdeenshire Settlements Population 2016 (source: National Records of Scotland) via Aberdeenshire.gov.uk




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