Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Paisley, parish
Grid reference
NS 485 639 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
248500 663900
Latitude
55.84450879492811
Longitude
-4.419932619346805
Nearby places
St Ninian's Cross, Paisley (0 miles)
Paisley Abbey, Paisley (0 miles)
St George's Church, Paisley (0.22 miles)
St Mirren's Burn, Paisley (0.39 miles)
St James' Street, Paisley (0.4 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Glen Patrick, relief Paisley
Contains Old Patrick Water, linear feature
Contains Paisley Abbey, Paisley
Contains Paisley Abbey, Paisley
Contains St Connel's Chapel, Neilston
Contains St Connel's Well, Neilston
Contains St George's Church, Paisley
Contains St James' Street, Paisley
Contains St Mirren's Burn, Paisley
Contains St Ninian's Cross, Paisley
Contains St Roque's Chapel, Paisley
Contains St Roque's Chapel, Paisley
Parish TLA
PAI
County
Renfrewshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Paisley
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Paisley
Place
Paisley, parish
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Passelet 1165, Pais. Reg.
Historic formPasselet This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePaisley PlacePaisley, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., 5 Date of citation1165 x 1173 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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