Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bernard's Church, Edinburgh St C.
Grid reference
NT 247 748 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324700 674800
Latitude
55.96034857311967
Longitude
-3.206269007092036
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Stephen's Church, Edinburgh St C (0.22 miles)
St Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh St C. (0.31 miles)
St Bernard's Well, Edinburgh St C. (0.42 miles)
St Mary's Church, Edinburgh St C. (0.5 miles)
St Andrew's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.53 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Built 1823. Now called Stockbridge Parish Church, but the parish centre is called St Bernard Centre. The first evidence of the use of the name St Bernard in this area is in reference to St Bernard's Well, q.v., which got its name in 1760 (Harrison 1996, 501).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bernard's Church
Head name
St Bernard's Church
Place
St Bernard's Church, Edinburgh St C.
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Bernard's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bernard's Church Head nameSt Bernard's Church PlaceSt Bernard's Church, Edinburgh St C. 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
Bernard (ns) (certain)
Bernard of Clairvaux (certain)
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