Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Leslie, parish
Grid reference
NJ 597 246 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359700 824600
Latitude
57.31039839748138
Longitude
-2.669048496296966
Nearby places
Johnston, Leslie (1.12 miles)
Christkirk, settlement Kennethmont (1.37 miles)
Rathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont (1.45 miles)
Christ's Kirk, Rathmuriel, Kennethmont (1.45 miles)
Kate's Well, Premnay (1.57 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for church built in 1815. No sign of an earlier church in the vicinity (NMRS).
Parish TLA
LES
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Leslie
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Leslie
Place
Leslie, 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
Lescelyn 1200, Lind. Cart.
Historic formLescelyn This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLeslie PlaceLeslie, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLind. Cart., no. 81 Date of citation1200 x 1207 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyNorman, son of Malcolm Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Lind. Cart.
Source title
Chartulary of the Abbey of Lindores Scottish History Society
Year
1903
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