Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladywells, settlement, Middlebie
Grid reference
NY 229 763 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
322900 576300
Latitude
55.075097999734105
Longitude
-3.2076840824210366
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Lady Wells, ~wells, Middlebie (0.64 miles)
Middlebie, parish (0.94 miles)
Kirkconnel, settlement XKQ, Kirkp.Fleming (1.39 miles)
Kirkconnel, frmr psh, XKQ Kirkp. Fleming (1.44 miles)
Kirkconnel ~eccles. XKQ K'patrick-Fleming (1.44 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Middlebie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladywells
Head name
Ladywells
Place
Ladywells, settlement, Middlebie
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
Ladywells 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadywells Head nameLadywells PlaceLadywells, settlement, Middlebie 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 Wells, Lady Wells, ~wells, Middlebie