Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brides, settlement, Avondale
Grid reference
NS 698 413 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
269800 641300
Latitude
55.647774121272036
Longitude
-4.069202535553896
Altitude (metres)
215
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Bride's Chapel, eccles, Avondale (0.53 miles)
St Oswald's Well, Avondale (1.71 miles)
St Oswald's Chapel, Avondale (1.77 miles)
Avondale, parish, aka Strathaven (1.87 miles)
St Anne's Well, Avondale (1.89 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Bride's Chapel
Head name
St Bride's Chapel
Place
St Brides, settlement, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Capelle Sancte Brigide 1543, RMS
Historic formCapelle Sancte Brigide Head nameSt Bride's Chapel PlaceSt Brides, settlement, Avondale Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 2855 Date of citation1543 x 1543 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Associated person or bodyKelso Abbey |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
St Bride's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Chapel Head nameSt Bride's Chapel PlaceSt Brides, settlement, 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Capella Sanctae Brigidae, St Bride's Chapel, eccles, Avondale
St Brides
Head name
St Brides
Place
St Brides, settlement, Avondale
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Capella Sanctae Brigidae, St Bride's Chapel, eccles, Avondale
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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