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St Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan
Grid reference
NS 381 600 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
238100 660000
Latitude
55.80612188549941
Longitude
-4.5835467725279075
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St Bride's Chapel, Kilbarchan (0.06 miles)
Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch (0.51 miles)
St Brydes, Kilbarchan (0.53 miles)
Johnshill, settlement Lochwinoch (1.67 miles)
Lochwinnoch, parish (1.7 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
The burn forms the boundary between Lochwinnoch LWH (to the west) and Kilbarchan KBA(to the east). The NGR given is for where the burn flows into Castle Semple Loch.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch
Adjacent St Bride's Chapel, Kilbarchan
Adjacent St Brydes, Kilbarchan
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Burn
Head name
St Bride's Burn
Place
St Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan
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
Historic formBryds B Head nameSt Bride's Burn PlaceSt Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 33: Renfrewshire 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.
St Brides Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Brides Burn Head nameSt Bride's Burn PlaceSt Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Bride's Mill, Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch
Same specific as St Bride's Chapel, St Bride's Chapel, Kilbarchan
Same specific as St Brydes, St Brydes, Kilbarchan