Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Leonard's Bridge, Perth
Grid reference
NO 112 228 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
311200 722800
Latitude
56.389212207950976
Longitude
-3.4384974694092505
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Leonard's Bank, Perth (0.09 miles)
St John's Toun, Perth (0.18 miles)
Loretto Chapel, Perth (0.5 miles)
Our Lady of Loretto Chapel, Perth (0.5 miles)
St Paul's (hospital) Chapel, Perth (0.51 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Perth-St John's, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Catherine's Retail Park, Perth
formerly St Leonard's Iron Works
Adjacent St Leonard's Bank, Perth
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Leonard's Bridge
Head name
St Leonard's Bridge
Place
St Leonard's Bridge, Perth
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 Leonard's Br. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Leonard's Br. Head nameSt Leonard's Bridge PlaceSt Leonard's Bridge, Perth 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
Leonard (ns) (certain)
Leonard of Noblac (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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