Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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South Leith, modern parish
Grid reference
NT 270 760 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327000 676000
Latitude
55.971484316133655
Longitude
-3.1697581177272354
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, South Leith (0 miles)
St Anthony's Hospital/Friary, Leith (0.06 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, North Leith (0.36 miles)
St Nicholas Chapel, North Leith (0.45 miles)
North Leith, modern parish (0.58 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the parish kirk, originally a chapel attached to Restalrig. NMRS records: 'originnally cruciform, it had been reduced to its nave by 1559.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Restalrig, former parish, Edinburgh St Giles (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Maryfield, settlement South Leith
Contains Restalrig Collegiate Kirk, Edinburgh St Giles
Contains St Anthony's Hospital/Friary, Leith
Contains St Anthony's Hospital/Friary, Leith
Contains St Mary's Church, South Leith
Parish details
See Leith
Parish TLA
SOL
County
Midlothian
Parish notes
Originally in the large medieval parish of Restalrig, until 1561, when the first General Assembly ordained that the Kirk of R. should be unroofed and demolished, and the parishioners be directed to Leith. See J. S. Marshall 'The Birth of a Parish Church' RSCHS 21 (1981), 67-77. Note, however, that it was already being referred to as a 'church' in 1556 (RMS iv no. 1134).
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Leith
Head name
Leith
Place
South Leith, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Historic formLeith Head nameLeith PlaceSouth Leith, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iv no. 1134 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
South Leith
Head name
South Leith
Place
South Leith, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
South Leith 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSouth Leith Head nameSouth Leith PlaceSouth Leith, modern parish 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.
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