Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Grid reference

NS 350 264 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

235000 626400

Latitude

55.50345160510653

Longitude

-4.612779928201942

County

Ayrshire

Nearby places

St Nicholas's Well, Prestwick (0 miles)

St Nicholas's Church, Prestwick (0 miles)

St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Prestwick (0.42 miles)

St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick (0.56 miles)

Monkton & Prestwick, parish (0.87 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (non-extant in 1975)

Notes

The NGR is for the medieval kirk of St Nicholas, now ruined. A modern parish church for the conjoined parish of MKP was constructed in 1837 (see St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Prestwick), and a second one, named St Nicholas, in the south of the modern conjoined parish in 1908.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Monkton & Prestwick, parish

Relationships with other places

Contains St Nicholas's Church, Prestwick

Contains St Nicholas's Well, Prestwick

Parish TLA

PKX

Medieval diocese

Glasgow

Parish notes

United with Monkton in late 16th century.

Names

2 head-names linked to this place

Burgus de Prestwic

This is not a hagiotoponym.

Head name

Burgus de Prestwic

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Obsolete

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Maybe

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Prestwic de Burgo 1173, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Prestwic de Burgo

This is not a hagiotoponym.

Head name

Burgus de Prestwic

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 409

Date of citation

1173 x 1173

Feature named in source

ecclesiam de

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

burgi de Prestwic 1202, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

burgi de Prestwic

This is not a hagiotoponym.

Head name

Burgus de Prestwic

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 113

Date of citation

1202 x 1207

Feature named in source

ecclesiam

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Bishop of Glasgow

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Prestwic Burgo 1265, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Prestwic Burgo

This is not a hagiotoponym.

Head name

Burgus de Prestwic

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 309

Date of citation

1265 x 1469

Feature named in source

ecclesia de

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Prestwick St Nicholas

Head name

Prestwick St Nicholas

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Is this a current OS form? ?

Prestwic 1165, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Prestwic

Head name

Prestwick St Nicholas

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 6

Date of citation

1165 x 1173

Feature named in source

ecclesiam

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Walter I fitz Alan

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Sancti Nicholai de Prestwic 1227, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Sancti Nicholai de Prestwic

Head name

Prestwick St Nicholas

Place

Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 321

Date of citation

1227 x 1469

Feature named in source

ecclesia

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

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Prestwick St Nicholas

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