Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Haddington, parish
Grid reference
NT 518 736 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351800 673600
Latitude
55.95305045996638
Longitude
-2.7719825069840667
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Haddington (0 miles)
St Anne's Chapel, Haddington (0.14 miles)
St Martin's Gate, Haddington (0.2 miles)
St Martin's Church, Haddington (0.22 miles)
St John's Church, Haddington (0.35 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Mary's Church.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Gladsmuir, modern parish
Contains Gladsmuir, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Lady's Well, Haddington
Contains Lady's Well, Haddington
Contains Ladywell, settlement Haddington
Contains Ladywell, settlement Haddington
Contains Mungoswells, settlement Haddington
Contains Mungoswells, settlement Haddington
Contains St Anne's Chapel, Haddington
Contains St John's Church, Haddington
Contains St John's Church, Haddington
Contains St Laurence House, Haddington
Contains St Laurence's Hospital, Haddington
Contains St Martin's Church, Haddington
Contains St Martin's Gate, Haddington
Contains St Mary's Church, Haddington
Contains St Mary's Nunnery, Haddington
Contains St Mungo's Wells, ~well, Haddington
Parish details
Haddington
Parish TLA
HAD
County
East Lothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
Granted by David I to the church of St Andrew of Kilrymont, with all belonging to it from the whole of Haddingtonshire (David I Chrs. no. 85).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Haddington
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Haddington
Place
Haddington, 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
Hadintune 1136, David I Chrs.
Historic formHadintune This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameHaddington PlaceHaddington, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid I Chrs., no. 85 Date of citation1136 x 1140 Feature named in sourceecclesiam sancte Marie de |
Source code
David I Chrs.
Source title
The Charters of David I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Secondary Title
The Written Acts of David I King of Scots, 1124-53, and of his son Henry, Earl of Northumberland, 1139-52
Year
1999
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