Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Maxwell, former parish, Kelso
Grid reference
NT 723 337 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372300 633700
Latitude
55.5961357090185
Longitude
-2.4396106366089105
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Church, Maxwell, Kelso (0 miles)
St Peter's Church & Friary, Roxburgh, Kelso (0.25 miles)
St Andrews Church, episc. Kelso (0.25 miles)
St James's Green, Roxburgh, Kelso (0.28 miles)
Abbey of St Mary [and St John], Kelso (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kelso, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St Michael's Church, Maxwell, Kelso
Contains St Thomas' Chapel, Maxwell, Kelso
Parish details
Maxwell now part of Kelso KEO
Parish TLA
MAX
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Maxwell
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Maxwell
Place
Maxwell, former parish, Kelso
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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 formMaccuswel This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMaxwell PlaceMaxwell, former parish, Kelso 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
Maxwell 1574, Assumption
Historic formMaxwell This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMaxwell PlaceMaxwell, former parish, Kelso Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 225 Date of citation1574 x 1574 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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