Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lauder, parish
Grid reference
NT 530 475 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
353000 647500
Latitude
55.718655097711036
Longitude
-2.748248014212832
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, Park, Roxburghshire (1.51 miles)
St Leonards Hill, Lauder (1.62 miles)
St Leonards Mill, Lauder (1.79 miles)
St Leonards, settlement Lauder (1.79 miles)
St Leonard's, ~eccles. & ~hospital, Lauder (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for modern parish kirk, dated 1673. It may be that there was an earlier kirk-site closer to the castle (Thirlestane) at NT532479, but there is no evidence of this on the ground (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains St John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose
Until 1891
Contains St Leonard's, ~eccles. & ~hospital, Lauder
Contains St Leonards Hill, Lauder
Contains St Leonards Mill, Lauder
Contains St Leonards, settlement Lauder
Parish TLA
LAU
County
Berwickshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lauder
Head name
Lauder
Place
Lauder, 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
Lawdre 1252, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formLawdre Head nameLauder PlaceLauder, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., no. 279 Date of citation1252 x 1252 Feature named in sourcerector |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Lauder 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLauder Head nameLauder PlaceLauder, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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