Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladykirk, ~eccles. Ladykirk LKK (BWK)
Grid reference
NT 888 476 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
388800 647600
Latitude
55.72170308404984
Longitude
-2.1783180521749057
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Ladykirk, settlement Ladykirk BWK (0 miles)
Ladykirk, parish aka E. Upsettlington (0 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, Ladykirk (0.28 miles)
St Mary's Well, Ladykirk (0.69 miles)
Wester Upsetlington, former parish, Ladykirk (1.11 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The church, Ladykirk, lies in the parish of Ladykirk, near the settlements of New Ladykirk, a little to the north-east, and Ladykirk Home Farm and Ladykirk House to the south-west, all shown on OS Digimap., as well as Ladykirk Burn. NMRS records this as a fifteenth-century church.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ladykirk, settlement Ladykirk BWK
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ladykirk
Head name
Ladykirk
Place
Ladykirk, ~eccles. Ladykirk LKK (BWK)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Ladykirk, Ladykirk, settlement Ladykirk BWK
Is source of Ladykirk, Ladykirk, parish aka E. Upsettlington
St Mary's
Head name
St Mary's
Place
Ladykirk, ~eccles. Ladykirk LKK (BWK)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Mary's 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Head nameSt Mary's PlaceLadykirk, ~eccles. Ladykirk LKK (BWK) 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) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)