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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORDYCE [parish] | Fordyce Fordyce Fordyce Fordyce Fordyce Fordyce Fordyce Fordyce Fordice |
New Statistical Account Robertson's Map of Banffshire 1822 Black's Map of Scotland Oliver & Boyd's Almanac Fullarton's Gazetteer Philip's County Atlas Sheriff's List of Parishes Johnston's Co [County] Map Old Statistical Account |
003 ; 004 ; 009 ; 010 ; 015 | The parish of Fordyce is the Seat of a Presbytery in the Synod of Aberdeen, the Patron is the Earl of Seafield. It is bounded on the S. W. [South West] by the parish of Grange, on the S. E. [South East] by the parish of Ordiquhill, on the east by the parish of Boyndie, on the west by the parishes of Cullen, Rathven, and DesKford, and on the north by the Moray Firth. The parish contains about 17300 Statute Acres. There are no detached portions of the parish of Fordyce, neither are there any detached portions of any other parishes Situated within it, Portsoy is the principal town, but there is no marKet held in it at present. The general appearance of the parish is irregular, and presents considerable variety of hill and dale, the coast is rather bold and rocKy, and indented with Several small bays and creeKs, from which protrudes a number of prominent headlands. |
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