Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St James Street, Govan
Grid reference
NS 580 644 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
258000 664400
Latitude
55.85188768158544
Longitude
-4.268587356753618
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Teneu's Well, Glasgow (0.53 miles)
St Andrew's Cottage, Govan (0.53 miles)
St Enoch Square, Glasgow (0.64 miles)
St Enoch's Church, former chapel, Glasgow (0.64 miles)
St Ninian's Hospital & Chapel, Govan (0.67 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Govan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St James Street
Head name
St James Street
Place
St James Street, Govan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 James Street 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt James Street Head nameSt James Street PlaceSt James Street, Govan 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
James (ns) (certain)
James the Great, apostle (probable)
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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