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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| PETERHEAD [parish] | Peterhead Parish Peterhead Parish Peterhead Parish Peterhead Parish Peterhead Parish |
Rev. [Reverend] Charles Stewart Peterhead. Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Roryson Peterhead Buchan Directory New Statistical Account Collections of the Shires |
014. 015. 022. 023. 032 | This parish extends along the Coast in a straight line about four miles, bending along the Sea shore about five miles, and from east to west it extends from three to four miles. It is bounded on the South by the parish of Cruden; on the west, by Longside; on the north, by Saint Fergus; and on the east, by the German Ocean. The area of the parish is about 9085 imperial acres, or nearly 15 square miles. The climate is variable, but has been much improved in consequence of extensive drainage. Within the last thirty years, the crops, partly from the improved state of the land, and partly from earlier sorts of grain being sown, come to maturity from ten days to two weeks earlier than formerly. The tide off Peterhead flows from Rattrayhead, in the parish of Crimond, South and South-east, and ebbs north and north-west. During Spring tides it runs three and a half miles an hour. There are, however, considerable variations, in consequence, it is supposed, of the adjoining headlands. The Sea at Peterhead is very Salt, and the temperature is never so low as in friths, or in the vicinity of large rivers. Note - There is no portion of this parish detached, nor portion, or portions of any other Parish enclosed within the boundary of this parish. |
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