Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Prestonpans, modern parish
Grid reference
NT 388 745 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
338800 674500
Latitude
55.95965661021417
Longitude
-2.980367277232139
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Cockenzie, settlement Tranent (1.1 miles)
Tranent, parish (1.14 miles)
St Mary & Holy Cross church, Seton, Tranent (1.83 miles)
Seton, former parish, Tranent x Gladsmuir (1.83 miles)
St Clement's Wells, settlement Tranent (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the old parish church of Prestonpans.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Prestonpans, modern parish
Within Prestonpans, modern parish
Within Tranent, parish (formerly)
Parish TLA
PRP
County
East Lothian
Parish notes
Prestonpans was carved out of the parish of Tranent in 1605, by Act of Parliament, its kirk to be called ‘the Kirk of Preston’. (RPS 1605/6/58)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Preston
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Preston
Place
Prestonpans, modern parish
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formPrestoun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePreston PlacePrestonpans, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1605/6/58 Date of citation1605 x 1605 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Prestonpans
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Prestonpans
Place
Prestonpans, modern parish
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
Prestounpannis 1605, RPS
Historic formPrestounpannis This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePrestonpans PlacePrestonpans, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1605/6/58 Date of citation1605 x 1605 Feature named in sourceminister of |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
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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