Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladylaw, Hawick
Grid reference
NT 498 149 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
349800 614900
Latitude
55.42540659737853
Longitude
-2.793260597403744
Altitude (metres)
117
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Wilton, former parish, Hawick (0.31 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (0.42 miles)
Hawick, parish (0.42 miles)
Martin's Bridge (1.41 miles)
Martinshouse, Hawick (1.49 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now just house in Hawick suburb of Wilton, which was a separate parish in middle ages.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Hawick, parish
Within Wilton, former parish, Hawick (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladylaw
Head name
Ladylaw
Place
Ladylaw, Hawick
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ladylaw 1863, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadylaw Head nameLadylaw PlaceLadylaw, Hawick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1863 x 1863 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (maybe)
Lady, Our Lady (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
