Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Langton, parish
Grid reference
NT 762 525 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
376200 652500
Latitude
55.76527917998512
Longitude
-2.3793491510126623
Nearby places
Colemannesflat, Berwickshire (0.33 miles)
Ladyflat, Langton (1.26 miles)
Maryfield, settlement Duns (1.61 miles)
Duns, parish (1.69 miles)
Polwarth, parish (2.09 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the old parish kirk, as recorded by NMRS, much rebuilt, but on the site of the medieval church. The remains of the chancel may be incorporated into a burial vault here.
Parish TLA
LGT
County
Berwickshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Langton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Langton
Place
Langton, 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
Historic formLangetune This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLangton PlaceLangton, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 63 Date of citation1165 x 1166 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Langtoun 1560, Assumption
Historic formLangtoun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLangton PlaceLangton, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 226 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Associated person or bodyKelso Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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