Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Maryston, Old Monkland
Grid reference
NS 686 651 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
268600 665100
Latitude
55.86117772937358
Longitude
-4.099714091562356
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Mary's Well, Old Monkland (0.09 miles)
St Mark's Well, Old Monkland (1.18 miles)
Old Monkland, parish, formerly Monkland (2.22 miles)
St Enoch's Hall, Tannochside, Bothwell (2.68 miles)
St John's Church, Episcopal, Old Monkland (2.85 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The house shown as Maryston on OS 6 inch 1st edn now appears on OS Digimap as West Maryston. No settlement of *East Maryston is shown.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Mary's Well, Old Monkland
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Maryston
Head name
Maryston
Place
Maryston, Old Monkland
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Maryston 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMaryston Head nameMaryston PlaceMaryston, Old Monkland 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
Name is part of West Maryston, Maryston, Old Monkland
West Maryston
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
West Maryston
Place
Maryston, Old Monkland
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
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Maryston, Maryston, Old Monkland