Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ecclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan
Grid reference
NT 058 736 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
305800 673600
Latitude
55.94623512751875
Longitude
-3.508512204470132
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Ecclesmachan, parish (0 miles)
Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan (0 miles)
Uphall, parish (alias Strathbrock) (0.87 miles)
St Nicholas Church, Uphall (1.22 miles)
Binny, former parish, Ecclesmachan (1.84 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the parish church around which the settlement has grown up.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ecclesmachan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesmachan
Head name
Ecclesmachan
Place
Ecclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Eglismachane 1560, Assumption
Historic formEglismachane Head nameEcclesmachan PlaceEcclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 151 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcetoun of |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Inchmachan 1583, Pont MS
Historic formInchmachan Head nameEcclesmachan PlaceEcclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 36: West Lothian and Linlithgow Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Ecclesmachan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEcclesmachan Head nameEcclesmachan PlaceEcclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Ecclesmachan, Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan
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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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