Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady's Well, Peebles
Grid reference
NT 234 406 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323400 640600
Latitude
55.6528906269878
Longitude
-3.217460913287665
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Peebles, parish (0.68 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Peebles (0.68 miles)
Cross Kirk, Peebles (0.99 miles)
St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT (1.3 miles)
Manor, parish (1.89 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peebles, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady's Well
Head name
Lady's Well
Place
Lady's Well, 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
Lady's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Well Head nameLady's Well PlaceLady's Well, 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable)
Lady, Our Lady (probable)