Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo Ford, St Mungo's / Dalton
Grid reference
NY 126 755 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
312600 575500
Latitude
55.06620394778786
Longitude
-3.3687281849459714
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
St Mungo's Church, St Mungo (0.09 miles)
St Mungo, parish, aka Abermilk, Castlemilk (0.09 miles)
Dalton, aka Meikle Dalton, parish (1.24 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Dalton (1.78 miles)
Dalton Parva, former parish, Dalton (2.36 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The ford crosses teh River Annan, which here forms the boundary between Dalton and St Mungo's STM parishes.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalton, aka Meikle Dalton, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Mungo's Church, St Mungo
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mungo Ford
Head name
St Mungo Ford
Place
St Mungo Ford, St Mungo's / Dalton
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Mungo Ford 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo Ford Head nameSt Mungo Ford PlaceSt Mungo Ford, St Mungo's / Dalton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourceford 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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