Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Enoch Square, Glasgow
Grid reference
NS 589 649 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
258900 664900
Latitude
55.856641282454305
Longitude
-4.254481568271007
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow (0 miles)
St Theneu's Gait, Glasgow (0.06 miles)
St Teneu's Well, Glasgow (0.12 miles)
St George's-Tron Parish Church, Glasgow (0.31 miles)
St David's Church, Ramshorn, Glasgow (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Digimap also shows St Enoch Shopping Centre, St Enoch Underground Station, St Enoch Place, all in or adjacent to St Enoch Square.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasgow, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow
Adjacent St Teneu's Well, Glasgow
Adjacent St Theneu's Gait, Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Enoch Square
Head name
St Enoch Square
Place
St Enoch Square, 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 Enoch's Square 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Enoch's Square Head nameSt Enoch Square PlaceSt Enoch Square, 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
Thenew, Thaney, Enoch (ns) (certain)
Thenew, mother of Kentigern (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Enoch's Church, St Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow
Same specific as St Teneu's Well, St Teneu's Well, Glasgow
Same specific as St Theneu's Gait, St Theneu's Gait, Glasgow
Same specific as Vicus Sanctae Tenau, St Theneu's Gait, Glasgow