Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Martin's Bridge
Grid reference
NT 481 134 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348100 613400
Latitude
55.41175097157893
Longitude
-2.819841747585767
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Martinshouse, Hawick (0.09 miles)
St Leonard's Park, Hawick (1.18 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (1.36 miles)
Hawick, parish (1.36 miles)
Ladylaw, Hawick (1.41 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Bridge
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Name presumably derives from Martin / Martinshouse next to it.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Martin's Bridge
Head name
Martin's Bridge
Place
Martin's Bridge
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 Bridge 1858, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMartin Bridge Head nameMartin's Bridge PlaceMartin's Bridge 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.
Martin's Bridge 1897, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formMartin's Bridge Head nameMartin's Bridge PlaceMartin's Bridge 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 Martinshouse, Martinshouse, Hawick
Place-name data
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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
