Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St George's-Tron Parish Church, Glasgow
Grid reference
NS 589 654 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
258900 665400
Latitude
55.861130780823935
Longitude
-4.254741680968869
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Theneu's Gait, Glasgow (0.25 miles)
St Enoch Square, Glasgow (0.31 miles)
St Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow (0.31 miles)
St Teneu's Well, Glasgow (0.33 miles)
St Vincent Street, Glasgow (0.38 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasgow, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St George's-Tron Parish Church
Head name
St George's-Tron Parish Church
Place
St George's-Tron Parish Church, Glasgow
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Geo's Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Geo's Ch. Head nameSt George's-Tron Parish Church PlaceSt George's-Tron Parish Church, Glasgow 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
George (ns) (certain)
George, martyr (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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