Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbride, ~eccles. West Kilbride AYR
Grid reference
NS 206 483 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
220600 648300
Latitude
55.69493600226877
Longitude
-4.854749916398777
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
West Kilbride, parish AYR (0 miles)
Kilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR (0.26 miles)
Glenbride, settlement West Kilbride (0.77 miles)
Ladybog, settlememt West Kilbride (0.81 miles)
Kilbride Burn, West Kilbride (0.83 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the parish kirk of West Kilbride, built in 1873 but apparently on the site of an earlier church (jougs are fastened to the wall of the new kirk). The building is now called Barony House, and serves as the HQ of the Boys Brigade (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbride
Head name
Kilbride
Place
Kilbride, ~eccles. West Kilbride AYR
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilbride, Kilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR
Name is part of Kilbride Burn, Kilbride Burn, West Kilbride
Name is part of West Kilbride, West Kilbride, parish AYR
Name is part of West Kilbride, Kilbride, settlement, West Kilbride AYR