Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Girthon, parish
Grid reference
NX 605 533 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
260500 553300
Latitude
54.85493161093694
Longitude
-4.173312547803594
Nearby places
Anwoth, parish (2.3 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Anwoth (3.06 miles)
Kirkandrews, settlement, KXQ, Borgue (3.18 miles)
Corsemartin, Borgue (3.2 miles)
Kirkandrews, former parish KXQ, Borgue (3.24 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Girton Old Parish Church. Some of the remains are pre-Reformation NMRS).
Parish details
Girthon
Parish TLA
GRN
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Medieval diocese
Galloway
Parish notes
Annexed to the bishopric of Galloway by the reign of King John (1293 x 1306), both parsonage and vicarage were still annexed at the Reformation. See Cowan 1967, 73 for more details.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Girthon
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Girthon
Place
Girthon, 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
Girthtoun 1560, Assumption
Historic formGirthtoun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameGirthon PlaceGirthon, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 589 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
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
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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