Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, 19th cent. Dumfries
Grid reference
NX 975 752 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297500 575200
Latitude
55.06062203389774
Longitude
-3.604998098812908
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Troqueer, parish (0.14 miles)
St John's Land, settlement, Dumfries. (0.25 miles)
Dumfries, parish (0.25 miles)
St Michael's Church, Dumfries (0.25 miles)
St Thomas's Chapel, Dumfries (0.53 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Architect: John Henderson, 1837-9. Beside it OS Maps show St Mary's Street.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dumfries, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, 19th cent. Dumfries
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Mary's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, 19th cent. Dumfries 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.
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:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
