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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CERES [parish] | Parish of Ceres Parish of Ceres Parish of Ceres Parish of Ceres Parish of Ceres Parish of Ceres Parish of Ceres |
Full. [Fullartons] Gazeteer. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of County. The Sherriffs list of parishes of C. [County] Old. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Sibbalds History of Fife. County Map. Oliver & Boyd's Almanac. |
011; 017; 018 | [situation] In the Eastern Portion of the County of Fife. A parish in Fifeshire, bounded on the north by the parishes of Cupar, Kemback and St. Andrews. On the east by the parishes of Cameron and Kilconquhar, on the south by Kilconquhar and Largo and on the west by the parishes of Cults and Kettle. The greatest length of this parish is about 8 miles, the breadth varies from half a mile to 4 miles. Its superficial area amounts to about 8000 acres. It contains five separate villages, the most extensive of these is Ceres from which the parish takes its name. This parish is in the Presbytery of Cupar and Synod of Fife. Patron the Earl of Glasgow. There are no detached portions belonging to, or within, this parish |
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