Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Wilton, former parish, Hawick
Grid reference
NT 502 152 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350200 615200
Latitude
55.42814313436592
Longitude
-2.7869940794434696
Altitude (metres)
102
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Ladylaw, Hawick (0.31 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (0.56 miles)
Hawick, parish (0.56 miles)
Martin's Bridge (1.72 miles)
Martinshouse, Hawick (1.8 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for Wilton Church, built 1782 but with 17th century stones in churchyard.
Parish details
Wilton (now in Hawick)
Parish TLA
WOX
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Parish notes
see OPS vol 1 for details.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Wilton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Wilton
Place
Wilton, former parish, Hawick
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Weltoun 1560, Assumption
Historic formWeltoun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameWilton PlaceWilton, former parish, Hawick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 212 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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