Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, Clackmannan
Grid reference
NS 910 916 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
291000 691600
Latitude
56.104774320900795
Longitude
-3.7527133640512536
County
Clackmannanshire
Nearby places
Ladywell, settlement Clackmannan (0.06 miles)
St Mary's Church, Clackmannan (0.14 miles)
Clackmannan, parish (0.14 miles)
St John's Chapel episcopal, Alloa (1.48 miles)
Kilbagie, settlement Clackmannan (1.49 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies 213 metres south-east of the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Clackmannan, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ladywell, settlement Clackmannan
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, Clackmannan
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
Lady Well 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Well Head nameLady Well PlaceLady Well, Clackmannan 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable)
Lady, Our Lady (probable)
Place-name data
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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
