Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Abbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso
Grid reference
NT 728 338 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372800 633800
Latitude
55.5970625048769
Longitude
-2.4316855469550993
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Kelso, parish (0 miles)
St Andrews Church, episc. Kelso (0.09 miles)
St Leonard's, settlement Kelso (0.2 miles)
St Michael's Church, Maxwell, Kelso (0.32 miles)
Maxwell, former parish, Kelso (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kelso, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
Abbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Beate Marie Virginis 1165, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesiam Beate Marie Virginis Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceAbbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 63 Date of citation1165 x 1166 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Ecclesia Sancte Marie 1195, Kel. Lib.
Historic formEcclesia Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceAbbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceKel. Lib., p316 no. 409 Date of citation1195 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Kel. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Calchou
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
2
Year
1846
monasterium sancte Marie 1308, Kel. Lib.
Historic formmonasterium sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceAbbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceKel. Lib., p96 no. 125 Date of citation1308 x 1308 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Kel. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Calchou
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
2
Year
1846
Saints in this place-name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis
Place
Abbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 sancte Marie & sancti Johannis 1141, Kel. Lib.
Historic formEcclesia sancte Marie & sancti Johannis Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis PlaceAbbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceKel. Lib., p297 no 372 Date of citation1141 x 1147 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Kel. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Calchou
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
2
Year
1846
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (probable)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
Abbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso
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 Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceAbbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso 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)
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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