Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Avondale
Grid reference
NS 703 445 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
270300 644500
Latitude
55.676645154827625
Longitude
-4.062773473119906
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Anne's Well, Avondale (0.12 miles)
Avondale, parish, aka Strathaven (0.18 miles)
Maiden Burn, Avondale (1.07 miles)
St Brides, settlement, Avondale (2.01 miles)
St Oswald's Well, Avondale (2.11 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records (Canmore ID 45614) that there are no remains of the medieval church in the graveyard. It was replaced in 1722 when a new church was built on another site.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Maiden Kirk
Head name
Maiden Kirk
Place
St Mary's Church, Avondale
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formMaiden K Head nameMaiden Kirk PlaceSt Mary's Church, Avondale Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 34: Glasgow and the County of Lanark 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.
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Maiden Burn, Maiden Burn, Avondale
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Avondale
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?
No
St Mary's Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Ch. Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, Avondale 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)
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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