Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Stow, parish, alias Wedale
Grid reference
NT 459 445 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345900 644500
Latitude
55.69095915514554
Longitude
-2.8606751655207754
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Mary of Wedale Church, Stow (0 miles)
St Ann's Bridge, Stow (0.06 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Stow (0.5 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Stow (0.53 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Park, Roxburghshire (4.66 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Caddonfoot, modern parish (formerly)
Contains Stow, parish, alias Wedale
Within Stow, parish, alias Wedale
Relationships with other places
Contains Ladyside Height, Heriot/Stow
Contains Our Lady's Chapel, Stow
Contains Our Lady's Well, Stow
Contains St Ann's Bridge, Stow
Contains St Ann's Bridge, Stow
Contains St Mary of Wedale Church, Stow
Parish TLA
STO
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Stow
Head name
Stow
Place
Stow, parish, alias Wedale
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Wedale
Head name
Wedale
Place
Stow, parish, alias Wedale
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Wedhal 1250, St A. Lib.
Historic formWedhal Head nameWedale PlaceStow, parish, alias Wedale Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 32 Date of citation1250 x 1260 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Historic formWedehale Head nameWedale PlaceStow, parish, alias Wedale Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 60 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourcevicarius de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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