Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Renfrew, parish
Grid reference
NS 507 675 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
250700 667500
Latitude
55.87751590759505
Longitude
-4.386808055118468
Nearby places
Kings Inch monastery, Renfrew (0.06 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Renfrew (0.36 miles)
Currus Sancti Conualli, stone, Renfrew (0.83 miles)
Ladyacre, Inchinnan (1.04 miles)
Inchinnan, ~eccles. Inchinnan (1.1 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Currus Sancti Conualli, stone, Renfrew
Contains Kings Inch monastery, Renfrew
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Renfrew
Parish TLA
REN
County
Renfrewshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Renfrew
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Renfrew
Place
Renfrew, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Renfriu 1173, Glas. Reg.
Historic formRenfriu This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameRenfrew PlaceRenfrew, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 28 Date of citation1173 x 1173 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyDavid I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyPope Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Place-name data
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