Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Church, Peebles
Grid reference
NT 245 405 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324500 640500
Latitude
55.65216435778954
Longitude
-3.1999546449904197
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Peebles, parish (0 miles)
Cross Kirk, Peebles (0.33 miles)
Lady's Well, Peebles (0.68 miles)
St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT (0.7 miles)
Manor, parish (2.24 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the old parish church of Peebles, which became a collegiate church by 1543.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peebles, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Church
Head name
St Andrew's Church
Place
St Andrew's Church, Peebles
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
College Kirk of Sanct Andro 1560, Assumption
Historic formCollege Kirk of Sanct Andro Head nameSt Andrew's Church PlaceSt Andrew's Church, Peebles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 254 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
St Andrews Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrews Church Head nameSt Andrew's Church PlaceSt Andrew's Church, Peebles 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
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