Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St James's Green, Roxburgh, Kelso
Grid reference
NT 721 341 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372100 634100
Latitude
55.599718719299304
Longitude
-2.4428250961245603
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St James's Church, Roxburgh, Kelso (0.26 miles)
Roxburgh St James, former parish, Kelso (0.26 miles)
Roxburgh Holy Sepulchre, former parish, Kelso (0.26 miles)
Holy Sepulchre Church, Roxburgh, Kelso (0.26 miles)
St Michael's Church, Maxwell, Kelso (0.28 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies on a haugh between the River Tweed and the River Teviot, very nearly an island.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kelso, parish
Within Roxburgh St James, former parish, Kelso (formerly)
Within Roxburgh, modern parish (formerly)
on OS 6 inch 1st edn
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St James's Church, Roxburgh, Kelso
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St James's Green
Head name
St James's Green
Place
St James's Green, Roxburgh, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St James's Fair Green 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt James's Fair Green Head nameSt James's Green PlaceSt James's Green, Roxburgh, 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
James (ns) (certain)
James the Great, apostle (probable)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
