Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Neilston, parish
Grid reference
NS 480 573 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
248000 657300
Latitude
55.78509699619009
Longitude
-4.424222825010481
Nearby places
St Connel's Chapel, Neilston (1.23 miles)
St Connel's Well, Neilston (1.23 miles)
Maidenhill, settlement, Mearns (3.25 miles)
Glen Patrick, relief Paisley (3.63 miles)
St Mirren's Burn, Paisley (3.97 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for Neilston Parish Church, which NMRS records as being on the site of the pre-Reformation building.
Relationships with other places
Contains Old Patrick Water, linear feature
Contains St Connel's Chapel, Neilston
Contains St Connel's Well, Neilston
Parish TLA
NEI
County
Renfrewshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Parish notes
Originally granted to the monks of Paisley by William of Hertford.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Neilston
Neleston 1230, Pais. Reg.
Historic formNeleston Head nameNeilston PlaceNeilston, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., 104 Date of citation1230 approx x 1230 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Associated person or bodyWilliam de Hertford Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Neilston 1265, Pais. Reg.
Historic formNeilston Head nameNeilston PlaceNeilston, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., 308 Date of citation1265 x 1469 Feature named in sourceecclesia de Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
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