Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Oxnam, parish
Grid reference
NT 701 189 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
370100 618900
Latitude
55.463010803015635
Longitude
-2.4729259608893805
Altitude (metres)
150
Nearby places
Berrykirk, Oxnam (2.04 miles)
Andrew's Knowe, Hownam (2.81 miles)
Annfield, Jedburgh (2.84 miles)
Rood Acre, Jedburgh (3.23 miles)
Lady's Yards, Jedburgh (3.23 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for church built in 1738 but on site of medieval church; there are medieval grave slabs in churchyard.
Relationships with other places
Contains Berrykirk, Oxnam
Parish TLA
ONM
County
Roxburghshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Oxnam
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Oxnam
Place
Oxnam, 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
Oxemon 1560, Assumption
Historic formOxemon This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameOxnam PlaceOxnam, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption Date of citation1560 x 1570 approx Feature named in sourcekirk |
Associated person or bodyJedburgh Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Oxnum 1560, Assumption
Historic formOxnum This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameOxnam PlaceOxnam, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 219 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Associated person or bodyJedburgh Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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