Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Pierston, former parish, Dreghorn
Grid reference
NS 351 405 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
235100 640500
Latitude
55.6300613301877
Longitude
-4.61961395002869
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Brydskirk, Irvine (0.94 miles)
Dreghorn, parish (1.43 miles)
St Mary's Church, Irvine (2.15 miles)
Irvine, parish AYR (2.15 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Irvine (2.18 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for OS Perceton Church (an antiquity).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dreghorn, parish
Parish details
Pierston now part of Dreghorn
Parish TLA
PSX
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Pierston
Peirstoun 1566, Assumption
Historic formPeirstoun Head namePierston PlacePierston, former parish, Dreghorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 576 Date of citation1566 x 1566 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Associated person or bodyKilwinning Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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