Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Ward, Edinburgh St C.
Grid reference
NT 250 740 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325000 674000
Latitude
55.953208435386635
Longitude
-3.201241728988912
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Andrews Church, Edinburgh St Cuthbert's (0.25 miles)
St Andrew's & St George's Church, Edinb. (0.25 miles)
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, parish (0.28 miles)
St Cuthbert's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.28 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh (0.28 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Ward
Head name
St Andrew's Ward
Place
St Andrew's Ward, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Andrew's Ward 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrew's Ward Head nameSt Andrew's Ward PlaceSt Andrew's Ward, 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's & St George's Church, Edinb.
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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