Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Peter's Burn, Houston
Grid reference
NS 426 671 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
242600 667100
Latitude
55.87134771438039
Longitude
-4.5159309390116045
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Kilpeter, settlement Houston (0.99 miles)
Houston, parish (0.99 miles)
St Peter's Church, Houston (0.99 miles)
St Peter's Well, Houston (1.2 miles)
Old Patrick Water, linear feature (2.08 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the outflow of Peter's Burn into the Barrochan Burn. Peter's Burn flows close to St Peter's Well and 375 metres from St Peter's Church, Houston.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Houston, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Peter's Church, Houston
Adjacent St Peter's Well, Houston
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Peter's Burn
Head name
Peter's Burn
Place
Peter's Burn, Houston
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
Peter’s Burn 1791, OSA
Historic formPeter’s Burn Head namePeter's Burn PlacePeter's Burn, Houston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol 1 p316 Date of citation1791 x 1179 Feature named in sourceburn |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Peter's Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeter's Burn Head namePeter's Burn PlacePeter's Burn, Houston 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
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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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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