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Inch, parish
Grid reference
NX 102 609 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
210200 560900
Latitude
54.90660552224354
Longitude
-4.960944417221563
Nearby places
Inchmichael, eccles, Inch (0 miles)
Soulseat, former parish, Inch (1.43 miles)
Killbrocks, Soulseat, Inch (2.1 miles)
Craigcaffie, settlement, WIG (2.12 miles)
Glenluce, parish (now Old Luce) (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Inch parish kirk. The medieval church stood in a walled burial ground 950 m from Lochinch Castle. In 1936 a cross-incised slab of late 11th- or 12th-century date, was found within the burial-ground. It bore the outline of a Latin cross with an open median-incised shaft, wedge-shaped arms, transomed head and central boss (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Portpatrick, modern parish (formerly)
Contains Stranraer, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Chapel Patrick, Portpatrick
Contains Craig Anthony, Portpatrick
Contains Craigcaffie, settlement, WIG
Contains Craigcaffie, settlement, WIG
Contains Inchmichael, eccles, Inch
Contains Inchmichael, eccles, Inch
Contains Killantringan, ~eccles., Portpatrick
Contains Killantringan, settlement, Portpatrick
Contains Killbrocks, Soulseat, Inch
Contains Kirminnoch, Soulseat, Inch
Contains St John Street, Stranraer
Contains St John's Chapel, Stranraer
Adjacent St Patrick's Well, Portpatrick
Parish details
Inch, formerly Inchmichael, now including Soulseat SSX
Parish TLA
INH
County
Wigtownshire
Medieval diocese
Galloway
Parish notes
Annexed to the bishopric of Galloway by the reign of King John 1293-1297, both parsonage and vicarage continued to be so annexed at the Reformation, the cure being served by a vicar pensioner (Reg. of John le Romayne ii, 125; Ailsa Muniments nos. 348, 653; RMS iv no. 1763). Cowan 1967, 84. Note also Cowan 1967, 171 under ‘Rhinns - St Mary and St Michael’: 'This church, which has not been identified, was annexed to the bpric. of Galloway in 1277 and is possibly to be equated with the church of Inch which is found so appropriated in the reign of King John (Reg. of John le Romayne ii, 84n, 125).' Note that Inch was dedicated to St Michael (earlier called Inchmichael). Includes the medieval parish of Soulseat SSX. Earliest record (from Daphne Brooke Data): Inch 1254 x 1261 Vet. Mon., 279; Insula 1257 CPL, Insula 1275 Bagimond, Inche 1293 x 1294 Reg. of John le Romayne. Her earliest recorded form of Inchemichell is 1329 ER i, and of Insula S Michaeli ditto.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Inch
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Inch
Place
Inch, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formInsula This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameInch PlaceInch, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 75 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -