Kirk as a placename element
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Kirk is found as an element in many place names in Scotland and northern England, and in countries with large Scottish expatriate communities. It is derived from Kirk, the Scottish word for 'Church'.
Kirk by itself is the name of two places:
- Kirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland
- Kirk, Colorado, a US town
More usually it is an element in a compound name. The remainder of this article is a list of these.
In Scotland
- Falkirk
- Halkirk, Caithness, Highland
- Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
- Kirkliston, Edinburgh
- Selkirk
- Kirkton of Skene, Aberdeenshire, and many other Kirktons, all tiny, and mostly matched with a Castleton or a Milton.
- Kirk, Highland
- Kirkwall, Orkney
- Prestonkirk, East Lothian
In England
In North America
- Kirkpatrick, Oregon, United States
- Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
- Kirkland, Washington, United States
