Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Polwarth, parish
Grid reference
NT 749 494 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
374900 649400
Latitude
55.737357211401914
Longitude
-2.3997843678328223
Nearby places
Fogo, parish (1.44 miles)
Ladyflat, Langton (1.45 miles)
Colemannesflat, Berwickshire (1.75 miles)
Langton, parish (2.09 miles)
Greenlaw, parish (3.12 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the modern parish church, but the presence of a Norman font suggests that this is the site of the medieval church too.
Parish TLA
PWH
County
Berwickshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Polwarth
Head name
Polwarth
Place
Polwarth, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Poulwrd 1250, St A. Lib.
Historic formPoulwrd Head namePolwarth PlacePolwarth, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 32 Date of citation1250 x 1260 |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Place-name data
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