Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ecclefechan, ~eccles. Hoddom
Grid reference
NY 192 745 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
319200 574500
Latitude
55.05833671956398
Longitude
-3.265114658563033
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Ecclefechan, settlement, Hoddom (0 miles)
Ecclefechan, former parish, Hoddom (0.09 miles)
Kirkconnel Hall, settlement, Hoddom (0.44 miles)
Pennersaughs, former parish, Middlebie (0.94 miles)
Luce, former parish, Hoddom (1.4 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Apparently the medieval parish kirk of the parish of Ecclefechan, which ceased to exist in 1609 (RPS 1609/4/35 unites Ecclefechan, Luce and Hoddom, with Word and Sacrament at Hoddom).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ecclefechan, former parish, Hoddom (formerly)
Within Hoddom, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclefechan
Head name
Ecclefechan
Place
Ecclefechan, ~eccles. Hoddom
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Egilfeichane 1508, RMS
Historic formEgilfeichane Head nameEcclefechan PlaceEcclefechan, ~eccles. Hoddom Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 3192 Date of citation1508 x 1508 Feature named in sourceland, and church of Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Egilphechane 1542, RMS
Historic formEgilphechane Head nameEcclefechan PlaceEcclefechan, ~eccles. Hoddom Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 2633 Date of citation1542 x 1542 Feature named in sourceecclesie de Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
St Fechan's Church
Head name
St Fechan's Church
Place
Ecclefechan, ~eccles. Hoddom
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Fechans Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fechans Church Head nameSt Fechan's Church PlaceEcclefechan, ~eccles. Hoddom 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
Féichíne, Mo Ecca (ns) (certain)
Féichíne m. Cóelcharna, of Fore (Fobhar) (probable)
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