Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Church, Mauchline
Grid reference
NS 497 272 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
249700 627200
Latitude
55.515377044646776
Longitude
-4.380674630842926
Altitude (metres)
14
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Mauchline, parish (0 miles)
St Michael's Well, Mauchline (0.12 miles)
Ladyyard, Tarbolton (2.06 miles)
Catrine, settlement, Sorn (2.22 miles)
St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn (2.45 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the old parish church for Mauchline parish, apparently built on the site of the medieval church in 1829. Called "ecclesia Sancti Michaelis" in a charter to Melrose 1204 x 1241 (Melrose Lib, no 73). Given parochial status 1315.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mauchline, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Michael's Well, Mauchline
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis
Place
St Michael's Church, Mauchline
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Michaelis 1204, Melrose Liber
Historic formecclesia Sancti Michaelis Head nameEcclesia Sancti Michaelis PlaceSt Michael's Church, Mauchline Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 73 Date of citation1204 x 1241 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
ecclesiam Sancti Michaelis 1204, Melrose Liber
Historic formecclesiam Sancti Michaelis Head nameEcclesia Sancti Michaelis PlaceSt Michael's Church, Mauchline Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 73* Date of citation1204 x 1241 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Mauchline Church
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Mauchline Church
Place
St Michael's Church, Mauchline
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
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