Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthberts, settlement Melrose
Grid reference
NT 546 342 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354600 634200
Latitude
55.5992999509049
Longitude
-2.7205793647052645
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Melrose, parish (0.12 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Melrose (0.14 miles)
St Dunstan's, settlement Melrose (0.14 miles)
St William's Well, Melrose (0.22 miles)
St Dunstan's Well, Melrose (0.26 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Melrose, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Cuthberts
Head name
St Cuthberts
Place
St Cuthberts, settlement Melrose
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Cuthberts 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Cuthberts Head nameSt Cuthberts PlaceSt Cuthberts, settlement Melrose 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
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)
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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