Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Muiravonside, modern parish
Grid reference
NS 955 769 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
295500 676900
Latitude
55.97374668535654
Longitude
-3.674660069630819
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
St Morgan's Seat, Muiravonside (1.14 miles)
Morgunessete, settlement, Muiravonside (1.14 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Polmont, Grangemouth (1.85 miles)
Grangemouth, modern parish, aka Polmont (1.85 miles)
St Ninian's Mill, Linlithgow (2.1 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Falkirk, parish (formerly)
Contains Muiravonside, modern parish
Within Muiravonside, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Morgunessete, settlement, Muiravonside
Contains St Morgan's Seat, Muiravonside
Parish details
Muiravonside formerly part of Falkirk FAL
Parish TLA
MAS
County
Stirlingshire
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Muiravonside
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Muiravonside
Place
Muiravonside, modern 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Morrouinsyde 1641, RPS
Historic formMorrouinsyde This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMuiravonside PlaceMuiravonside, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1641/8/350 Date of citation1641 x 1641 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Parish of St Morroving
Head name
Parish of St Morroving
Place
Muiravonside, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Parish of St Morroving , Comm. Rec. Edin.
Historic formParish of St Morroving Head nameParish of St Morroving PlaceMuiravonside, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceComm. Rec. Edin. |
Source code
Comm. Rec. Edin.
Source title
Commissariot Record of Edinburgh, Register of Testaments
Editors
F.J. Grant
Year
1897
Saints in this place-name
Morgunn (ns) (certain)
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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