Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow
Grid reference
NS 606 665 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
260600 666500
Latitude
55.87150229069615
Longitude
-4.228164959572681
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow (0.67 miles)
Glasgow, parish (0.67 miles)
Lady Well, Glasgow (0.77 miles)
St Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow (0.78 miles)
Balornock, ~eccles., Glasgow (0.96 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
'SAINT ROLLOX a corruption of Saint Roche. The chapel of Saint Roche, the Confessor, stood on the common moor, on the north side of the city, near the place now known as Saint Rollox. In the Burgh Records, under date 22nd May 1647, the Dean of Guild is ordained to visit Saint Rolloks Kirkyard, and to set up the "merche stanes."' [http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk] This place has given its name to St Rollox Malleable Iron Works (NS605665) and St Rollox Depot (a railway depot, at NX598663) both shown on OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Rochi
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Rochi
Place
St Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Sancti Rochi 1542, Lib. Coll. N. D.
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Rochi Head nameEcclesia Sancti Rochi PlaceSt Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLib. Coll. N. D. , 32 Date of citation1542 x 1542 |
Source code
Lib. Coll. N. D.
Source title
Liber Collegii Nostre Domine
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1846
Saints in this place-name
Roch, Roque (ns) (certain)
Roch, hermit (certain)
St Rollox
Head name
St Rollox
Place
St Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow
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
kirk of Sanct Roche 1561, Assumption
Historic formkirk of Sanct Roche Head nameSt Rollox PlaceSt Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 514 Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourcechaplanrie in the kirk |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Sanct Roch 1561, Assumption
Historic formSanct Roch Head nameSt Rollox PlaceSt Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 514 Feature named in source'chaplanrie of' |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Saints in this place-name
Roch, Roque (ns) (certain)
Roch, hermit (certain)
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