Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Edrom, parish
Grid reference
NT 827 558 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
382700 655800
Latitude
55.79520893645515
Longitude
-2.275956470839157
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Edrom (0 miles)
Sanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, Duns (1.68 miles)
Sanct-sownis-wallis, Duns (1.68 miles)
Johnsfield, settlement Duns (1.95 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Duns (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Edrom parish kirk, where some remains of a romanesque building are found, and where a hogback stone (now lost) has been reported (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains Mungo's Walls, settlement Edrom
Contains Mungo's Walls, wells Edrom
Contains Mungo's Walls, wells Edrom
Contains St Mary's Church, Edrom
Contains St Mary's Church, Edrom
Parish TLA
EDR
County
Berwickshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
In the twelfth century a dispute between the churches of Durham and Crowland anent the toun and church of Edrom was resolved in favour of the church of Durham, though a condition of this resolution was that Durham make an annual payment to Crowland (see RRS ii no. 105 note).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Edrom
Head name
Edrom
Place
Edrom, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formEderham Head nameEdrom PlaceEdrom, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 66 Date of citation1165 x 1171 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Ederham' 1250, Dunf. Reg.
Historic formEderham' Head nameEdrom PlaceEdrom, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg., no. 313 p. 205 Date of citation1250 x 1259 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
Dunf. Reg.
Source title
Registrum de Dunfermelyn
Editors
C. Innes [though not named]
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1842
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