Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Wynd, Stirling
Grid reference
NS 793 938 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279300 693800
Latitude
56.12171910767037
Longitude
-3.9417278769506705
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Stirling, parish (0.09 miles)
Holy Rude Church, Stirling (0.09 miles)
St John Street, Stirling (0.14 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Castle, Stirling (0.28 miles)
St Roch's Chapel, Stirling (0.47 miles)
Object Classification
Other
street
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The street leads down from the castle and royal residence towards St Mary's Abbey, Cambuskenneth.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stirling, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Wynd
Head name
St Mary's Wynd
Place
St Mary's Wynd, Stirling
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Mary's Wynd 1793, OSA
Historic formMary's Wynd Head nameSt Mary's Wynd PlaceSt Mary's Wynd, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, viii, 285 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Mary's Wynd 1820, OS Town Plan
Historic formSt Mary's Wynd Head nameSt Mary's Wynd PlaceSt Mary's Wynd, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS Town Plan, Plan of Stirling, John Wood 1820 bottom section Date of citation1820 x 1820 Notes on the context of this place-nameAvailable on-line as high resolution images, www.nls.uk. |
Source code
OS Town Plan
Author
Ordnance Survey
Source title
Ordnance Survey Large Scale Town Plans
Year
1852-1957
Notes
Available on-line as high resolution images, www.nls.uk.
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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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