Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Kirk, settlement Covington
Grid reference
NS 983 359 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
298300 635900
Latitude
55.6060672693362
Longitude
-3.6145009842492732
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St John's Kirk, (Thankerton) Covington (0 miles)
Thankerton, former parish, Covington (0.06 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Covington (0.44 miles)
Symington, parish, LAN (1.03 miles)
Quothquhan, former parish, Libberton (2.24 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Covington, parish
Within Thankerton, former parish, Covington (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Kirk
Head name
St John's Kirk
Place
St John's Kirk, settlement Covington
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
St John's Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Kirk Head nameSt John's Kirk PlaceSt John's Kirk, settlement Covington 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.
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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