Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent
Grid reference
NT 426 747 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
342600 674700
Latitude
55.96192263583913
Longitude
-2.9195465147298765
Altitude (metres)
45
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Mary & Holy Cross church, Seton, Tranent (0.61 miles)
Seton, former parish, Tranent x Gladsmuir (0.61 miles)
Cockenzie, settlement Tranent (1.67 miles)
Tranent, parish (1.72 miles)
Prestonpans, modern parish (2.36 miles)
Object Classification
Other
hospital
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The hospital, the site now a country house, stood on the boundary of Tranent parish, in a strangely protruding corner (see OS 6 inch map). Nearby OS Digimap shows St Germains Farm, St Germains Crossing.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tranent, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Hospital of St Germains
Head name
Hospital of St Germains
Place
St Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Hospital of St Germains 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHospital of St Germains Head nameHospital of St Germains PlaceSt Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent 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.
St Germains
Head name
St Germains
Place
St Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent
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
Sancto Germano 1275, SHS Misc.
Historic formSancto Germano Head nameSt Germains PlaceSt Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceSHS Misc., vi, 58 Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Sanctgermanis 1565, RSS
Historic formSanctgermanis Head nameSt Germains PlaceSt Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, v no. 2432 Date of citation1565 x 1565 |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
S. Germains 1654, Blaeu
Historic formS. Germains Head nameSt Germains PlaceSt Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lothian and Linlithgow Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
St Germans 1794, OSA
Historic formSt Germans Head nameSt Germains PlaceSt Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 96, n. Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Germains 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Germains Head nameSt Germains PlaceSt Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent 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.
Saints in this place-name
Germanus (ns) (certain)
Germanus of Auxerre (probable)
Germanus of Man (maybe)
Germanus of Paris (doubtful)
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