Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sanct-sownis-wallis, Duns
Grid reference
NT 800 560 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
380000 656000
Latitude
55.796901933931636
Longitude
-2.3190388141737697
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Sanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, Duns (0 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Duns (0.42 miles)
Lady Well, ~well Duns (0.42 miles)
Johnsfield, settlement Duns (0.5 miles)
Preston, former parish, Bunkle and Preston (1.07 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For the location, on the assumption that the eponymous wells are near the settlment of Sanct-Sownis-Wallis, see under the settlement name.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duns, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Sanct Sownis Wallis
Head name
Sanct Sownis Wallis
Place
Sanct-sownis-wallis, Duns
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
