Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Enoch's Church, former chapel, 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 Square, 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
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The church (nineteenth-century?) to which this place-name refers on OS 6 inch maps stood in St Enoch Square, more or less on the site of St Theneu's Chapel, which stood in the midst of a burial ground which occupied the ground now forming St Enoch Square. Reecords of the fifteenth century show that the bones of St Enoch (aka St Teneu) were believed to lie in the chapel, as shown for example in Glas. Reg. no. 478: 'et beate Thanew sue matris [i.e. of Kentigern] in capella ubi ossa ejus requiescunt' [see also no. 407].
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasgow, parish
Relationships with other places
Within St Enoch Square, Glasgow
Adjacent St Teneu's Well, Glasgow
Adjacent St Theneu's Gait, Glasgow
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Sanctae Tenew
Head name
Capella Sanctae Tenew
Place
St Enoch's Church, former chapel, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capelle Sancte Tenew 1475, Glas. Reg.
Historic formCapelle Sancte Tenew Head nameCapella Sanctae Tenew PlaceSt Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 407 Date of citation1475 x 1475 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Capelle Sancte Thanew 1497, Glas. Reg.
Historic formCapelle Sancte Thanew Head nameCapella Sanctae Tenew PlaceSt Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 498 Date of citation1497 approx x 1497 approx |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Capelle Beate Tenew 1498, Glas. Reg.
Historic formCapelle Beate Tenew Head nameCapella Sanctae Tenew PlaceSt Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 479 Date of citation1498 x 1498 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Saints in this place-name
Thenew, Thaney, Enoch (ns) (certain)
Thenew, mother of Kentigern (certain)
St Enoch's Church
Head name
St Enoch's Church
Place
St Enoch's Church, former chapel, 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
St Enoch’s Church 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Enoch’s Church Head nameSt Enoch's Church PlaceSt Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 5 p517 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Enoch's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Enoch's Church Head nameSt Enoch's Church PlaceSt Enoch's Church, former chapel, 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 Square, St Enoch Square, 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
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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