Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Prestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO
Grid reference
NT 592 778 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359200 677800
Latitude
55.991473677665184
Longitude
-2.6541082778043568
Nearby places
St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk (0 miles)
St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk (0.06 miles)
St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk (0.06 miles)
St Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (2.01 miles)
Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for remains of St Baldred's Kirk.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk
Contains St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk
Contains St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk
Parish details
Prestonkirk formerly Linton
Parish TLA
PRK
County
East Lothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Linton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Linton
Place
Prestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Lintoun 1560, Assumption
Historic formLintoun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLinton PlacePrestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 174 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Prestonkirk
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Prestonkirk
Place
Prestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Prestoun Kirk 1560, Assumption
Historic formPrestoun Kirk This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePrestonkirk PlacePrestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 174 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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