Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Wester Lawrenceton, Forres
Grid reference
NJ 075 582 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
307500 858200
Latitude
57.60454760395026
Longitude
-3.5481034470561417
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Easter Lawrenceton, Rafford (0.4 miles)
Rafford, parish (1.64 miles)
St Leonard's Chapel, Forres (1.74 miles)
Kilbuiack, settlement, Alves (1.84 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Kinloss (2.14 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Easter Laurenceton is in Rafford, Wester Laurenceton is in Forres Parish (whose church is dedicated to Lawrence). This looks like a single estate that has straddled the boundary.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Forres, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Wester Lawrenceton
Head name
Wester Lawrenceton
Place
Wester Lawrenceton, Forres
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Wester Lawrenceton 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formWester Lawrenceton Head nameWester Lawrenceton PlaceWester Lawrenceton, Forres Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (maybe) Forres parish is dedicated to St Lawrence, giving this slightly more probability as a hagiotopnym
Laurence, Roman martyr (maybe) Forres parish is dedicated to St Lawrence, giving this slightly more probability as a hagiotopnym
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
