Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lanark, parish
Grid reference
NS 887 432 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288700 643200
Latitude
55.66953565851721
Longitude
-3.769778652486166
Nearby places
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark (0 miles)
St Leonard's Church (modern), Lanark (0.31 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Lanark (0.36 miles)
St Nicholas Church (medieval), Lanark (0.45 miles)
St Nicholas's Church (modern), Lanark (0.45 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Kentigern's Church, the old parish kirk of Lanark.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Nemphlar, former parish, Lanark
Contains St Leonards, former parish, Lanark
Relationships with other places
Contains Lady Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
Contains My Lady's Well, Nemphlar, Lanark
Contains St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
Contains St Leonard's Church (medieval), Lanark
Contains St Leonard's Church (modern), Lanark
Contains St Leonard's Hospital, Lanark
Contains St Mungo's Well, Lanark
Contains St Mungo's Well, Lanark
Parish TLA
LNK
County
Lanarkshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lanark
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Lanark
Place
Lanark, 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
Lanerk 1150, David I Chrs.
Historic formLanerk This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLanark PlaceLanark, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid I Chrs., no. 205 Date of citation1150 x 1153 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyDavid I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
David I Chrs.
Source title
The Charters of David I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Secondary Title
The Written Acts of David I King of Scots, 1124-53, and of his son Henry, Earl of Northumberland, 1139-52
Year
1999
Place-name data
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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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