Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Yards, Jedburgh
Grid reference
NT 651 204 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
365100 620400
Latitude
55.47615891716833
Longitude
-2.552195122414372
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh (0.12 miles)
Jedburgh, parish (0.12 miles)
Rood Acre, Jedburgh (0.26 miles)
Annfield, Jedburgh (0.44 miles)
Ancrum-Spittal, eccl., Crailing (2.62 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A house within Jedburgh. Probably commemorated the BVM.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Jedburgh, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Yards
Head name
Lady's Yards
Place
Lady's Yards, Jedburgh
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Lady's Yards 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Yards Head nameLady's Yards PlaceLady's Yards, Jedburgh 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable)
Lady, Our Lady (probable)