According to an 1857 description, "The parish is bounded on the north & east by Kilconquhar, on the south by Largo Bay and on the west by Largo. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from north to south and 2 miles (3.2 km) in breadth. Its area is 2,400 acres (9.7 km2), all under cultivation except 350 under pasture and 130 under wood. The land surface near the shore is sandy, forming extensive links which are kept in pasture. The land ascends from the shore to the northwards, reaching its greatest height at Gilston. The soil, with the exception of the links, is very fertile. The rent of land averages £2-12-0 per acre. The parish schoolmaster's salary is £30, plus £14 of fees, besides which there is an allowance for teaching a certain number of Poor children, from a fund left by John Wood of Orkie in 1659. There is 1 public house in the parish; sobriety and industry prevail. The nearest market towns are Colinsburgh and Largo. Balchristie is the only hamlet in the parish, containing a few houses".[1]
The name Newburn was first recorded in 1150 as Nithbren and may be of Pictish origin.[2] The second element may be either *bren meaning "hill, hill-side" (c.f. Welshbryn),[2] or *pren meaning "tree" (Welsh pren).[2] The first part, *nith, could be a Pictish ethnonym.[2]
Early documents refer to it as "Newburn of Old Drumeldrie" an ancient parish north of Largo in the control of Dunfermline Abbey. There is no strong reason to think the settlement is of Pictish origin and the village name seems simply English: New Burn (the stream is artificially straightened); New Barn; or New Berm.[3]
Newburn Churchyard
Newburn church, Fife
The church was dedicated to St. Serf in 1564. Its ministers were: Thomas Jamieson (1564-1566); George Lundie (1568-1574); Andrew Hunter (1588-1592); David Mearns (1588–89); John Carmichael (1595-1603); John Dykes (1604-1610); Ephraim Melvill (1611-1617); John Foreet (1619-1628); George Hamilton (1628-1650); James Fleming (1650-1651); Robert Honyman (1653-1657); George Hamilton (1659-1662); John Auchenleck (1663-1665); William Ogilvie (1666-1679); William Syme (1679-1681); Andrew Youngson (1682-1685); James Hay of Naughton (1685-1690); George Hamilton (1692-1696); George Cleland (1696-1700); Arthur Fairfoul (1700-1704); David Myles (1705-1734); James Smith (1734-1768); John Richardson (1769-1778); Archibald Bonar (1779-1783); James Brown (1783-1786); James Mitchell (1787-1793); Thomas Laurie DD (1793-1843); Alexander Urquhart (1843-1885); George Geekie (1883-1913); William Neil (1914-?).[4]
The tiny and long-abandoned church acts as a magnet to burials of note. These include:
newburn, fife, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2017, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Newburn Fife news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coordinates 56 13 26 N 2 53 53 W 56 224 N 2 898 W 56 224 2 898 Newburn is a civil parish in the County of Fife in Scotland It is located on the north coast of the Firth of Forth and bounded by the parishes of Kilconquhar and Largo It was originally a rural parish with no major settlement but with the development of Leven as a seaside resort in the late 19th century the population of the parish grew considerably According to an 1857 description The parish is bounded on the north amp east by Kilconquhar on the south by Largo Bay and on the west by Largo It is 3 5 miles 5 6 km from north to south and 2 miles 3 2 km in breadth Its area is 2 400 acres 9 7 km2 all under cultivation except 350 under pasture and 130 under wood The land surface near the shore is sandy forming extensive links which are kept in pasture The land ascends from the shore to the northwards reaching its greatest height at Gilston The soil with the exception of the links is very fertile The rent of land averages 2 12 0 per acre The parish schoolmaster s salary is 30 plus 14 of fees besides which there is an allowance for teaching a certain number of Poor children from a fund left by John Wood of Orkie in 1659 There is 1 public house in the parish sobriety and industry prevail The nearest market towns are Colinsburgh and Largo Balchristie is the only hamlet in the parish containing a few houses 1 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Newburn Churchyard 3 Notable residents 4 ReferencesEtymology EditThe name Newburn was first recorded in 1150 as Nithbren and may be of Pictish origin 2 The second element may be either bren meaning hill hill side c f Welsh bryn 2 or pren meaning tree Welsh pren 2 The first part nith could be a Pictish ethnonym 2 Early documents refer to it as Newburn of Old Drumeldrie an ancient parish north of Largo in the control of Dunfermline Abbey There is no strong reason to think the settlement is of Pictish origin and the village name seems simply English New Burn the stream is artificially straightened New Barn or New Berm 3 Newburn Churchyard Edit Newburn church Fife The church was dedicated to St Serf in 1564 Its ministers were Thomas Jamieson 1564 1566 George Lundie 1568 1574 Andrew Hunter 1588 1592 David Mearns 1588 89 John Carmichael 1595 1603 John Dykes 1604 1610 Ephraim Melvill 1611 1617 John Foreet 1619 1628 George Hamilton 1628 1650 James Fleming 1650 1651 Robert Honyman 1653 1657 George Hamilton 1659 1662 John Auchenleck 1663 1665 William Ogilvie 1666 1679 William Syme 1679 1681 Andrew Youngson 1682 1685 James Hay of Naughton 1685 1690 George Hamilton 1692 1696 George Cleland 1696 1700 Arthur Fairfoul 1700 1704 David Myles 1705 1734 James Smith 1734 1768 John Richardson 1769 1778 Archibald Bonar 1779 1783 James Brown 1783 1786 James Mitchell 1787 1793 Thomas Laurie DD 1793 1843 Alexander Urquhart 1843 1885 George Geekie 1883 1913 William Neil 1914 4 The tiny and long abandoned church acts as a magnet to burials of note These include Sir Raymond Patrick Hadow Prof James Lorimer advocate Sir Robert Lorimer architect John Henry Lorimer artist Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul ornithologist a rare female Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghNotable residents EditRev George Hamilton 1635 1712 Moderator of the General Assembly in 1699 Mr Andrew Hunter d 1638 Minister of Newburn and chaplain to Francis Stewart 5th Earl of Bothwell Rev Prof John Cook FRSE 1739 1815 Professor of Moral Philosophy at St Andrews University co founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783 Rev Prof George Cook FRSE 1772 1845 son of the above Professor of Moral Philosophy at St Andrews University following in his father s footsteps Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1825 References Edit M Barbieri 1857 A Descriptive amp historical gazetteer of the counties of Fife Kinross amp Clackmannan a b c d Taylor Simon Newburn Fife Place Name Date Retrieved 14 September 2019 Fasti Ecclesistae Scotia p 223 Fasti Ecclesistae Scotia p 224 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newburn Fife amp oldid 1081612719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
