Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Wiston & Roberton, modern parish
Grid reference
NS 961 317 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
296100 631700
Latitude
55.5678756065527
Longitude
-3.6478285565996833
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, Wiston & Roberton (0 miles)
Wiston, former parish, Wiston & Roberton (0 miles)
Lamington, former parish, Lamington & Wandel (1.11 miles)
Lamington & Wandel, parish (1.11 miles)
St Ninian's Church, Lamington LMW (1.11 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Roberton, former ph. LAN, Wiston & Roberton
Contains Roberton, former ph. LAN, Wiston & Roberton
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Wiston WIX and Roberton, created 1772 (NMRS)
Parish TLA
WIR
County
Lanarkshire
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Wiston & Roberton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Wiston & Roberton
Place
Wiston & Roberton, 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
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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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