Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Leonard's, settlement Kelso
Grid reference
NT 731 339 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
373100 633900
Latitude
55.597977780443166
Longitude
-2.4269342156609186
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Abbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso (0.2 miles)
Kelso, parish (0.2 miles)
St Andrews Church, episc. Kelso (0.28 miles)
St Michael's Church, Maxwell, Kelso (0.51 miles)
Maxwell, former parish, Kelso (0.51 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: 'Built in the early nineteenth century, St Leonard's appears on John Wood's 1823 'Town Plan of Kelso' as the 'Relief Manse', the residence of the Relief Church minister. The building lies at the corner of Maxwell Lane and Abbotsford Grove, both streets which grew up in the nineteenth century.'
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kelso, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Leonard's
Head name
St Leonard's
Place
St Leonard's, settlement Kelso
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Leonards 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Leonards Head nameSt Leonard's PlaceSt Leonard's, settlement 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
Leonard (ns) (certain)
Leonard of Noblac (certain)
Place-name data
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