Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Haddington
Grid reference
NT 518 736 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351800 673600
Latitude
55.95305045996638
Longitude
-2.7719825069840667
Altitude (metres)
45
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Haddington, parish (0 miles)
St Anne's Chapel, Haddington (0.14 miles)
St Martin's Gate, Haddington (0.2 miles)
St Martin's Church, Haddington (0.22 miles)
St John's Church, Haddington (0.35 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Haddington, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church, Haddington
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Sancte Marie 1136, David I Chrs.
Historic formEcclesiam Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church, Haddington Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid I Chrs., no. 85 Date of citation1136 x 1140 |
Source code
David I Chrs.
Source title
The Charters of David I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Secondary Title
The Written Acts of David I King of Scots, 1124-53, and of his son Henry, Earl of Northumberland, 1139-52
Year
1999
Saints in this place-name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Michaelis
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Michaelis
Place
St Mary's Church, Haddington
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesie Sancte Marie et Sancti Michaelis 1178, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesie Sancte Marie et Sancti Michaelis Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Michaelis PlaceSt Mary's Church, Haddington Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 235 Date of citation1178 x 1188 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Michael (ns) (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Haddington
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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