Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Jedburgh, parish
Grid reference
NT 649 204 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364900 620400
Latitude
55.47614460529422
Longitude
-2.5553593984128113
Nearby places
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh (0 miles)
Lady's Yards, Jedburgh (0.12 miles)
Rood Acre, Jedburgh (0.26 miles)
Annfield, Jedburgh (0.56 miles)
Ancrum-Spittal, eccl., Crailing (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR for the parish is Jedburgh Abbey, which served as parish church until the Reformation (OPS I, 371; Cowan 1967, 91).
Relationships with other places
Contains Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
Contains Lady's Yards, Jedburgh
Contains Rood Acre, Jedburgh
Parish TLA
JED
County
Roxburghshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Parish notes
'The church of the parish was that of the priory, founded c.1138 by David I, who conveyed to the canons the teinds of the whole parish, including those of Old Jedburgh, which was the site of a much earlier church, Langon, Nisbet and Crailing' (Cowan 1967, 91;
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Jedburgh
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Jedburgh
Place
Jedburgh, 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
Jedword 1147, David I Chrs.
Historic formJedword This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameJedburgh PlaceJedburgh, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid I Chrs., no. 174 Date of citation1147 x 1151 |
Associated person or bodyDavid I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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