Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladylands, settlement, Selkirk
Grid reference
NT 475 279 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
347500 627900
Latitude
55.54197791066546
Longitude
-2.8320589827481264
Altitude (metres)
215
County
Selkirkshire
Nearby places
St Mungo's Well, Selkirk (0.12 miles)
Selkirk Regis, former parish, Selkirk (0.32 miles)
Selkirk (Abbatis), parish (0.4 miles)
St Helen's Loch, Selkirk (0.93 miles)
Ladywood Edge, Selkirk (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for Ladylands on OS 6 inch map, 1st edn. By the second edn (1892 x 1905) Ladylands Cottage had appeared at NT476281. Since then the name Ladylands Farm has appeared at the same site.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Selkirk (Abbatis), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladylands
Head name
Ladylands
Place
Ladylands, settlement, Selkirk
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Ladylands 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadylands Head nameLadylands PlaceLadylands, settlement, Selkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable)
Lady, Our Lady (probable)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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