Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Seton, former parish, Tranent x Gladsmuir
Grid reference
NT 417 751 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
341700 675100
Latitude
55.96540808657214
Longitude
-2.9340489158220424
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Mary & Holy Cross church, Seton, Tranent (0 miles)
St Germains, hospital/settlement, Tranent (0.61 miles)
Cockenzie, settlement Tranent (1.06 miles)
Tranent, parish (1.45 miles)
Prestonpans, modern parish (1.83 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Seton Collegiate Church, which now lies in Tranent parish. But part of the old parish of Seton, united with Tranent, was taken away from that parish and united to parts of Haddington and Aberlady to form a new parish of Gladsmuir in 1695.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Gladsmuir, modern parish
partly
Within Tranent, parish
partly
Parish details
Now partly in Tranent and partly in Glasdmuir q.v.
Parish TLA
XST
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
Seton Collegiate Church now lies in Tranent parish. But part of the old parish of Seton, united with Tranent, was taken away from that parish and united to parts of Haddington and Aberlady to form a new parish of Gladsmuir in 1695.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Seton
Head name
Seton
Place
Seton, former parish, Tranent x Gladsmuir
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Seethun 1242, David de Bernham
Historic formSeethun Head nameSeton PlaceSeton, former parish, Tranent x Gladsmuir Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid de Bernham Date of citation1242 x 1242 Notes on the context of this place-nameReferences to this source are derived from a photograph of the manuscript,which lists a series of church dedications carried out by Bishop David in the mid-thirteenth century. |
Source code
David de Bernham
Source title
Hec sunt ecclesie quas dedicauit Episcopus Dauid
Year
circa 1280
Notes
References to this source are derived from a photograph of the manuscript,which lists a series of church dedications carried out by Bishop David in the mid-thirteenth century.
Setun 1250, St A. Lib.
Historic formSetun Head nameSeton PlaceSeton, former parish, Tranent x Gladsmuir Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 30 Date of citation1250 x 1259 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
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