Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Wemyss
Grid reference
NT 340 967 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
334000 696700
Latitude
56.15846872737366
Longitude
-3.062716302622366
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Fife
Nearby places
Wemyss, parish (0.06 miles)
Methil, former parish, Wemyss (2.67 miles)
St Serf's Hill, Dysart KDT (3.16 miles)
St Serf's Cave, Dysart KDT (3.25 miles)
St Dennis Chapel, doubtful Dysart KDT (3.29 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Wemyss, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church, Wemyss
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesia Sancte Marie 1239, Midl. Chrs.
Historic formEcclesia Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church, Wemyss Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMidl. Chrs., (Soutra) no. 14 Date of citation1239 x 1239 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Midl. Chrs.
Source title
Charters of the Hospital of Soltre, of Trinity College, Edinburgh, etc. in Midlothian
Year
1861
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's by the Sea Parish Church
Head name
St Mary's by the Sea Parish Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Wemyss
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)
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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