Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Leonard's Park, Hawick
Grid reference
NT 482 115 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348200 611500
Latitude
55.394688696756866
Longitude
-2.817909601942097
Altitude (metres)
227
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Leonard's Moss, Hawick (0.5 miles)
Martinshouse, Hawick (1.12 miles)
Martin's Bridge (1.18 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (2.1 miles)
Hawick, parish (2.1 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Race-Course
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A settlement, "St Leonards", at NT493123, only appears on the OS 6" 2nd edn (buildings, as well as name), and so its name must be based on the race-ground, if anything.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Hawick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Leonard's Park
Head name
St Leonard's Park
Place
St Leonard's Park, 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
St Leonard's Park 1858, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Leonard's Park Head nameSt Leonard's Park PlaceSt Leonard's Park, 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.
Saints in this place-name
Leonard (ns) (certain)
Leonard of Noblac (certain)
Place-name data
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