Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Livingston, parish
Grid reference
NT 037 668 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
303700 666800
Latitude
55.88473712637456
Longitude
-3.539704721785714
Nearby places
Lady Well, Livingston (0.97 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Mid Calder (1.14 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Mid Calder (2.14 miles)
Mid Calder, parish, aka Calder Comitis (2.25 miles)
West Calder, modern parish (2.66 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The kirk stands on the north bank of the River Almond, which is the parish boundary here, facing across the river to Mid Calder parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Whitburn, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Lady Well, Livingston
Parish TLA
LIV
County
West Lothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Livingston
Head name
Livingston
Place
Livingston, 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
Uilla Leving 1130, Holy. Lib.
Historic formUilla Leving Head nameLivingston PlaceLivingston, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHoly. Lib., no. 2 Date of citation1130 x 1130 Feature named in sourceecclesia Notes on the context of this place-nameCartulary of Holyrood Abbey by Edinburgh. |
Associated person or bodyBishop of St Andrews Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Holy. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Sancte Crucis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1840
Notes
Cartulary of Holyrood Abbey by Edinburgh.
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