Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladywell, settlement, Girvan
Grid reference
NS 203 006 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
220300 600600
Latitude
55.266696658448765
Longitude
-4.828658793086084
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Lady Well, ~well, Girvan (0.42 miles)
St Donan's Chapel, Chapel Donan, Dailly (0.5 miles)
Chapeldonan, settlement, Dailly (0.57 miles)
Killochan, ~eccles. Dailly (1.12 miles)
Lady Burn, Kirkoswald / Girvan (1.14 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Girvan, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Lady Well, ~well, Girvan
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladywell
Head name
Ladywell
Place
Ladywell, settlement, Girvan
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ladywell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadywell Head nameLadywell PlaceLadywell, settlement, Girvan 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Lady Well, Lady Well, ~well, Girvan
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
