Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar
Grid reference
NT 040 378 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
304000 637800
Latitude
55.624292737657576
Longitude
-3.5247120063214026
Altitude (metres)
225
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Biggar, parish (0 miles)
Skirling, parish (2.29 miles)
Ladyholm Cottage, Culter LAN (2.42 miles)
Ladyholm, Culter (2.66 miles)
Culter, parish LAN (2.66 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
At the foundation of the collegiate church in Biggar by Malcolm Lord Fleming in 1545 (see Spalding Misc. v, 297-8) it was erected ‘ad laudem, gloriam et honorem summe et individue Trinitatis, Patris videlicet et Filij et Spiritus Sancti, beatissime que et intemerate semper virginis Marie Dei et domini nostri Jhesu Christi salvatoris genitricis collegiate ecclese mee de Bigar Glasguensis diocesis erigende sub ejusdem assumptionis titulo ['under the title of her Assumption'], et invocatione moderne patrone per me institute nec non et beatorum Nicholaij parrochialis ecclesie de Bigar patroni et Niniani ac omnium sanctorum celestis curie....’, and ‘ecclesie Collegiate Beate et Intmerate Virginis Marie de Bigar’.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Biggar, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Beatae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Beatae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesie Collegiate Beate et Intemerate Virginis Marie 1545, Spalding Misc.
Historic formEcclesie Collegiate Beate et Intemerate Virginis Marie Head nameEcclesia Beatae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., v, 298 Date of citation1545 x 1545 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Spalding Misc.
Source title
Miscellany of the Spalding Club.
Year
1841-52
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai
Place
St Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
beatorum Nicholaij parrochialis ecclesie de Bigar 1545, Spalding Misc.
Historic formbeatorum Nicholaij parrochialis ecclesie de Bigar Head nameEcclesia Sancti Nicholai PlaceSt Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., v, 297 Date of citation1545 x 1545 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Spalding Misc.
Source title
Miscellany of the Spalding Club.
Year
1841-52
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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