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Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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FIFE | Scottish County | 1845 | 1895 | 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
ST ANDREWS Burgh | Scottish Burgh/District | 1975 | 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
This unit was affected by the following changes:
Date | Type of change | Other unit involved | Area transferred | Authority |
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1891 | was enlarged by gaining part of | ST LEONARDS | The aforesaid part of the parish of St. Leonards situated at or near Kenly, and the aforesaid part of the said parish marked on the Ordnance Survey maps St. Leonards detached No. 3, and so much of the aforesaid part of the said parish marked on the Ordnance Survey maps St. Leonards detached No. 2 as lies to the west of the centre of Abbey Street. | H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 85. |
1891 | was reduced to enlarge | ST LEONARDS | So much of the parish of St. Andrews as is included between the sea and a line starting from the point at low-water mark on East Sands opposite the end of the road running to the south of the St. Andrews Saw Mill, and running in a westerly direction to and along the centre of the said road to its junction with the St. Andrews and Crail road, thence in a north-westerly direction along the centre of the last-mentioned road, of the road adjoining Abbey Wall, and of Abbey Street to the junction of Abbey Street and South Street, thence in an easterly direction along the centre of the street on the west of the Cathedral to its junction with North Street to the junction therewith of Butt's Wynd, thence in a northerly direction along the centre of Butt's Wynd to its junction with the road known as The Scores, thence in a westerly direction along the centre of the last-mentioned road to a point opposite to the western boundary of the said property to low-water mark. | H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 85. |
1895 | was abolished to create | ST ANDREWS AND ST LEONARDS | Great Britain Historical GIS Project |
We know of no units which were contained within this unit.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Andrews ScoP through time | Census tables with data for the Scottish Parish, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181690
Date accessed: 21st September 2024