Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Lawrence's Well, Morebattle
Grid reference
NT 772 250 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
377200 625000
Latitude
55.51820967787489
Longitude
-2.3611298101259712
Altitude (metres)
95
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Lawrence's Church, Morebattle (0 miles)
Morebattle, parish (0 miles)
Lady Well, Linton (0.67 miles)
Linton, parish ROX (0.75 miles)
Whitton Chapel, eccl., Morebattle (1.95 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The well is no longer visible, but lay just to the east of the kirkyard. OS surveyors stated in 1967 that it lay under 'a scatter of large stones', but there was still a slight flow of water (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Morebattle, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Lawrence's Well
Head name
St Lawrence's Well
Place
St Lawrence's Well, Morebattle
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Lawrie's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLawrie's Well Head nameSt Lawrence's Well PlaceSt Lawrence's Well, Morebattle 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.
Lawrie's Well 1845, NSA
Historic formLawrie's Well Head nameSt Lawrence's Well PlaceSt Lawrence's Well, Morebattle Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNSA, vol. 3, p. 454 Date of citation1845 x 1845 |
Source code
NSA
Source title
New Statsitical Account
St Lawrence's Well 1924, OS 6 inch 1st revision
Historic formSt Lawrence's Well Head nameSt Lawrence's Well PlaceSt Lawrence's Well, Morebattle Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch 1st revision Date of citation1924 x 1924 |
Source code
OS 6 inch 1st revision
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
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