Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilwinning, parish
Grid reference
NS 303 432 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
230300 643200
Latitude
55.65264652109898
Longitude
-4.697439926263371
Nearby places
Kilwinning, eccles. Kilwinning (0 miles)
St Winnings Well, Kilwinning (0.33 miles)
Cockenzie, settlement Dalry (1.8 miles)
Stevenston, parish (2.39 miles)
St Monk's Church, Stevenston (2.39 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the abbey.
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilwinning, eccles. Kilwinning
Contains St Winnings Well, Kilwinning
Parish details
Kilwinning now including Pierston PSX
Parish TLA
KWG
County
Ayrshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilwinning
Head name
Kilwinning
Place
Kilwinning, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilwineing 1662, Highland Papers
Historic formKilwineing Head nameKilwinning PlaceKilwinning, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, vol. 3 p25 Date of citation1662 x 1662 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilwinning, Kilwinning, eccles. Kilwinning
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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