Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Roque's Chapel, Paisley
Grid reference
NS 475 638 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
247500 663800
Latitude
55.84329600131676
Longitude
-4.435833437066519
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St Mirren's Burn, Paisley (0.26 miles)
St George's Church, Paisley (0.44 miles)
St James' Street, Paisley (0.44 miles)
St Ninian's Cross, Paisley (0.62 miles)
Paisley, parish (0.62 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS (Canmore ID 43188) for historical records of this chapel. Bones found here indicate the site of its graveyard.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Roque's Chapel
Head name
St Roque's Chapel
Place
St Roque's Chapel, Paisley
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Capellam divi Rochi 1577, Paisley Records
Historic formCapellam divi Rochi Head nameSt Roque's Chapel PlaceSt Roque's Chapel, Paisley Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePaisley Records, 59 Date of citation1577 x 1577 |
Metcalfe, W.M. ed., Charters and documents relating to the burgh of Paisley (1163-1665) and extracts from the records of the town council (1594-1620) (Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1902)
Sanct Roks Kirk 1597, Paisley Records
Historic formSanct Roks Kirk Head nameSt Roque's Chapel PlaceSt Roque's Chapel, Paisley Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePaisley Records, 189 Date of citation1597 x 1597 |
Metcalfe, W.M. ed., Charters and documents relating to the burgh of Paisley (1163-1665) and extracts from the records of the town council (1594-1620) (Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1902)
St. Rocks Kirk 1604, Paisley Records
Historic formSt. Rocks Kirk Head nameSt Roque's Chapel PlaceSt Roque's Chapel, Paisley Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePaisley Records, 262 Date of citation1604 x 1604 |
Metcalfe, W.M. ed., Charters and documents relating to the burgh of Paisley (1163-1665) and extracts from the records of the town council (1594-1620) (Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1902)
St Roque's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Roque's Chapel Head nameSt Roque's Chapel PlaceSt Roque's Chapel, Paisley 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
Roch, Roque (ns) (certain)
Roch, hermit (certain)
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