Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 642 413 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364200 741300
Latitude
56.56241325369206
Longitude
-2.582561902146803
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Michael's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.09 miles)
St Nicholas's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.14 miles)
Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (0.22 miles)
St Mary's Church, episc. Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.33 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.43 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Thomae
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Thomae
Place
St Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesia Sancti Thome 1178, RRS ii
Historic formecclesia Sancti Thome Head nameEcclesia Sancti Thomae PlaceSt Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 197 Date of citation1178 x 1178 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Monasterii Sancti Thome Martiris 1233, Balm. Lib.
Historic formMonasterii Sancti Thome Martiris Head nameEcclesia Sancti Thomae PlaceSt Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBalm. Lib., no. 9 Date of citation1233 x 1239 Feature named in sourcemonastery |
Source code
Balm. Lib.
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Balmorinach
Series
Abbotsford Club
Year
1841
Saints in this place-name
Thomas (ns) (certain)
Thomas of Canterbury (certain)
St Thomas's Church
Head name
St Thomas's Church
Place
St Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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
St Thomas's Abbey Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Thomas's Abbey Church Head nameSt Thomas's Church PlaceSt Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans 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
Thomas (ns) (certain)
Thomas of Canterbury (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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