Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, South Leith
Grid reference
NT 270 760 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327000 676000
Latitude
55.971484316133655
Longitude
-3.1697581177272354
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
South Leith, modern parish (0 miles)
St Anthony's Hospital/Friary, Leith (0.06 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, North Leith (0.36 miles)
St Nicholas Chapel, North Leith (0.45 miles)
North Leith, modern parish (0.58 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Restalrig, former parish, Edinburgh St Giles
Within South Leith, modern parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Beatae Virginis Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Beatae Virginis Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church, South Leith
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
Ecclesia Beate Virginis Marie 1490, RMS
Historic formEcclesia Beate Virginis Marie Head nameEcclesia Beatae Virginis Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church, South Leith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1972 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, South Leith
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Chu. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Chu. Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, South Leith 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)
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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