Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Martinshouse, Hawick
Grid reference
NT 480 133 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348000 613300
Latitude
55.41084180649316
Longitude
-2.821402580042571
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Martin's Bridge (0.09 miles)
St Leonard's Park, Hawick (1.12 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (1.44 miles)
Hawick, parish (1.44 miles)
Ladylaw, Hawick (1.49 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Note also Martin's Bridge.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Hawick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Martinshouse
Head name
Martinshouse
Place
Martinshouse, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Martin 1858, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMartin Head nameMartinshouse PlaceMartinshouse, Hawick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1858 x 1858 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.
Martinshouse 1897, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formMartinshouse Head nameMartinshouse PlaceMartinshouse, Hawick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1897 x 1897 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Martin's Bridge, Martin's Bridge
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
