Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun
Grid reference
NT 591 316 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359100 631600
Latitude
55.57633575133461
Longitude
-2.6487762304054923
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, St Boswells (0.38 miles)
St Boswells, village (0.42 miles)
St Boswells Green, St Boswells (0.68 miles)
St Boswells, settlement, St Boswells (1.14 miles)
St Boswells Church, St Boswells (1.15 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mertoun, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
ecclesie Sancte Marie 1153, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesie Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., no. 6 Date of citation1153 x 1165 |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis Evangelistae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis Evangelistae
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
ecclesia sancte Marie et sancti Johannis ewangeliste 1170, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesia sancte Marie et sancti Johannis ewangeliste Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis Evangelistae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p173 no. 235 Date of citation1170 approx x 1170 approx |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
ecclesia sancte Marie et sancti Johannis evangeliste 1220, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesia sancte Marie et sancti Johannis evangeliste Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis Evangelistae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p176 no. 237 Date of citation1220 approx x 1220 approx Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
sancte Marie et sancti Johannis apostoli 1229, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formsancte Marie et sancti Johannis apostoli Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Johannis Evangelistae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p198 no. 251 Date of citation1229 x 1229 Feature named in sourcemonastery |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's Aisle
Head name
St Mary's Aisle
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun
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 Aisle 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Aisle Head nameSt Mary's Aisle PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun 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)
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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