Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lady Well, Livingston
Grid reference
NT 047 680 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
304700 668000
Latitude
55.89571526488951
Longitude
-3.524144996911102
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Ladywell, settlement Mid Calder (0.25 miles)
Livingston, parish (0.97 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Mid Calder (1.53 miles)
Mid Calder, parish, aka Calder Comitis (1.67 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, East Calder, Kirknewton (2.3 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The well is shown on OS 6 inch 1st edn standing close to the parish boundary between Livingston and Mid Calder parishes. On the other side of the boundary, in Mid Calder parish, is the settlement of Ladywell.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Livingston, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lady Well
Head name
Lady Well
Place
Lady Well, Livingston
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Lady Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady Well Head nameLady Well PlaceLady Well, Livingston 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
Lady, Our Lady (certain)