Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, 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, 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
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The charter of 1543 (RMS iii no. 2894) says that Sanct-Sownis-Wallis is the name of two thirds of Duns Mains ('Dunse-manys') called 'lie Elfhoill'. This must correspond to the appearance of 'Elfholl' on Blaeu's map of Berwickshire (1654), which enables us to locate the place reasonably closely.
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, settlement, Duns
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sanct-Sownis-Wallis 1543, RMS
Historic formSanct-Sownis-Wallis Head nameSanct-Sownis-Wallis PlaceSanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, Duns Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no 2894 Date of citation1543 x 1543 Feature named in sourceterras Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
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