Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Leonards College, SSL
Grid reference
NO 512 165 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351200 716500
Latitude
56.338433239764164
Longitude
-2.7894529863608932
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Leonards, former parish, SSL (0.06 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, SSL Fife (0.06 miles)
St Leonard's Church, SSL Fife (0.06 miles)
St Rules Tower, St Andrews SSL (0.14 miles)
St Regulus Church, SSL (0.14 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Founded in 1511 as a college of Poor Clerks in the University of St Andrews.
Relationships with other parishes
Within St Andrews & St Leonards, modern parish
Within St Andrews, former parish, SSL (formerly)
Within St Leonards, former parish, SSL (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Leonards College
Head name
St Leonards College
Place
St Leonards College, SSL
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Leonard's College 1775, Johnson's Journey, 1775
Historic formSt Leonard's College Head nameSt Leonards College PlaceSt Leonards College, SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceJohnson's Journey, 1775, 7 |
Source code
Johnson's Journey, 1775
Author
Samuel Johnson
Source title
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Editors
Mary Lascelles
Year
1971
St Leonards College 1855, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Leonards College Head nameSt Leonards College PlaceSt Leonards College, SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
