Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Linlithgow, parish
Grid reference
NT 002 772 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
300200 677200
Latitude
55.97744129667003
Longitude
-3.5994854362406628
Nearby places
St Michael's Church, Linlithgow (0 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Linlithgow (0.14 miles)
Mount Michael, Linlithgow (0.36 miles)
St Magdalens, hospital & lands, Linlithgow (0.56 miles)
St Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow (0.56 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Michael's Church.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Binny, former parish, Ecclesmachan (formerly)
OS 6inch 1st edn
Relationships with other places
Contains Mount Michael, Linlithgow
Contains St Giles's Church, Binny, Ecclesmachan
originally, and then after union, until 1891
Contains St John's Acre, Linlithgow
Contains St Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow
Contains St Magdalen's Well, Linlithgow
Contains St Magdalens, hospital & lands, Linlithgow
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Linlithgow
Contains St Michael's Church, Linlithgow
Contains St Ninian's Mill, Linlithgow
Parish details
Linlithgow originally including Torphichen TPH [also contains part of Binny parish, including Binny old kirk]
Parish TLA
LGW
County
West Lothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Linlithgow
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Linlithgow
Place
Linlithgow, 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
Linlidcu 1140, David I Chrs.
Historic formLinlidcu This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLinlithgow PlaceLinlithgow, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDavid I Chrs., no. 93 Date of citation1140 x 1141 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
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