Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrews Church, Edinburgh St Cuthbert's
Grid reference
NT 254 740 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325400 674000
Latitude
55.953270704008055
Longitude
-3.1948366774989063
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Andrew's & St George's Church, Edinb. (0 miles)
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh St C (0.09 miles)
St Andrew's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.25 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Edinburgh (0.31 miles)
St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles (0.36 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An eighteenth-century church on George Street. Now called St Andrew's and St George's, since the union of this congregation with that of St George's Church, Charlotte Square, 850m to the west, in 1964.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrews Church
Head name
St Andrews Church
Place
St Andrews Church, Edinburgh St Cuthbert's
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Andrews Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrews Ch. Head nameSt Andrews Church PlaceSt Andrews Church, Edinburgh St Cuthbert's 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
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