Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Edward the Confessor
Introduction
King of England, 1042-66 - the second last Anglo-Saxon king, the last being Harold who ruled for only a few months before his death at Hastings in 1066.
Gender
Male
Associated places
Wessex and England.
Obituary
1066
Territory or Ethnicity (broad)
Anglo-Saxon
Related Saints
Belongs to the group Edward (ns) (certain)
Saint in place-names
Names
| Place known as | Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here) |
| Abbey of St Mary and St Edward, Balmerino | Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae et Sancti Edwardi (certain) |
| St Edward's Chapel, Canna, Small Isles | St Edward's Chapel (certain) |
Place-name data
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