Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St David's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
Grid reference
NT 245 730 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324500 673000
Latitude
55.944146307471996
Longitude
-3.208968027089812
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Luke's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.31 miles)
St Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles (0.31 miles)
St John's Church, Edinburgh St C. (0.39 miles)
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.4 miles)
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, parish (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St David's Church
Head name
St David's Church
Place
St David's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 David's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt David's Church Head nameSt David's Church PlaceSt David's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts 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
David (ns) (certain)
David of Scotland (maybe)
David of Wales (maybe)
David, king and psalmist (maybe)