Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Matthew's Well, Roslin, Lasswade
Grid reference
NT 273 629 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327300 662900
Latitude
55.85383909159326
Longitude
-3.1614282958244315
Altitude (metres)
105
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Roslin, former parish, Lasswade (0.06 miles)
St Matthew's Church, Roslin, Lasswade (0.06 miles)
St Matthew's Collegiate Church, Roslin, Lasswade (0.09 miles)
Glencorse, parish (1.74 miles)
St Margaret's Well, Lasswade (2.2 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lasswade, parish
Within Roslin, former parish, Lasswade (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Matthew's Church, Roslin, Lasswade
outside west wall of the graveyard
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Matthew's Well
Head name
St Matthew's Well
Place
St Matthew's Well, Roslin, Lasswade
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
St Matthew's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Matthew's Well Head nameSt Matthew's Well PlaceSt Matthew's Well, Roslin, Lasswade 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
Matthew (ns) (certain)
Matthew, 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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