Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Inveresk, parish
Grid reference
NT 344 720 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
334400 672000
Latitude
55.93661511643667
Longitude
-3.050230165448982
Nearby places
St Michael's Church, Inveresk (0 miles)
St Michael's Well, Inveresk (0.06 miles)
Catherine Lodge, Inveresk (0.26 miles)
Our Lady of Loretto Well, Inveresk (0.64 miles)
Our Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk (0.64 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Michael's Church. The present church (1806) is on the site of its medieval predecessor (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains Catherine Lodge, Inveresk
Contains Magdalene Bridge, Inveresk/Edinburgh
Contains Our Lady of Loretto Well, Inveresk
Contains Our Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk
Contains St Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Inveresk
Contains St Mary Magdalene's Hospital, Inveresk
Contains St Michael's Church, Inveresk
Contains St Michael's Well, Inveresk
Parish TLA
ISK
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Inveresk
Head name
Inveresk
Place
Inveresk, 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
Infresc 1124, David I Chrs.
Historic formInfresc Head nameInveresk PlaceInveresk, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid I Chrs., no. 21 Date of citation1124 x 1147 |
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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