Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Irvine
Grid reference
NS 322 386 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
232200 638600
Latitude
55.61201407105603
Longitude
-4.664470293745826
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Irvine, parish AYR (0 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Irvine (0.06 miles)
Brydskirk, Irvine (1.23 miles)
St Inan's Well, Irvine (1.3 miles)
Dreghorn, parish (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the eighteenth-century kirk, which is presumed to be on the site of its medieval predecessor, though no trace remains of that.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Irvine, parish AYR
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Beatae Virginis Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Beatae Virginis Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church, Irvine
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesia parochiali Beate Virginis Marie 1452, RMS
Historic formEcclesia parochiali Beate Virginis Marie Head nameEcclesia Beatae Virginis Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church, Irvine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 516 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Irvine
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)