Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Gelston, former parish, Kelton
Grid reference
NX 778 573 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
277800 557300
Latitude
54.89538421764427
Longitude
-3.9056629797180356
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Kirk, Gelston, Kelton (0 miles)
Kirkmirran, ~eccles, Kelton (1.93 miles)
Kirkmirran, settlement, Kelton (1.94 miles)
St Mirran's Well, Kelton (2.02 miles)
Kelton, parish (2.07 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Michael's Kirk, Gelston (Kelton)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kelton, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St Michael's Kirk, Gelston, Kelton
Parish details
Gelston now part of Kelton KTN
Parish TLA
GEX
Medieval diocese
Galloway
Parish notes
Granted to the priory of Whithorn by John Gemelston son of deceased Sir John, and confirmed by crown in 1325 and 1451, the annexation only appears to have become effective after 1381. The parsonage thereafter pertained to the priory, while the vicarage was normally held by one of the canons (RMS i app. 1 no. 20; ii no. 461; etc.) See Cowan 1967, 73 for more refs. It was dedicated to St Michael (ecclesiam Sancti Michalis [sic] de Gemilston 1325 RMS app. 1 no. 20). It included Kirkmirran, for which see Kelton KTN. It is now part of Kelton KTN.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Gelston
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Gelston
Place
Gelston, former parish, Kelton
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Goueliston 1276, SHS Misc.
Historic formGoueliston This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameGelston PlaceGelston, former parish, Kelton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 74 Date of citation1276 x 1276 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Historic formGemilston This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameGelston PlaceGelston, former parish, Kelton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, App. 1, no. 20 Date of citation1325 x 1325 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
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