Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Abbey, Coldstream
Grid reference
NT 842 396 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
384200 639600
Latitude
55.64968594803448
Longitude
-2.251094109837908
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Coldstream, parish aka Lennel (1.32 miles)
Hirsel, former parish, Coldstream (1.39 miles)
St Cuthbert's Chapel, Hirsel, Coldstream (1.39 miles)
Simprin, former parish, Swinton (3.65 miles)
Wester Upsetlington, former parish, Ladykirk (4.62 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This was a priory of Cistercian nuns. See NMRS for discussion of precise location of the abbey.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Abbey
Head name
St Mary's Abbey
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Coldstream
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Abbey 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Abbey Head nameSt Mary's Abbey PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Coldstream 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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