Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Newton, parish
Grid reference
NT 334 690 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
333400 669000
Latitude
55.909524711848725
Longitude
-3.0654969427099346
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel (Episc.), Dalkeith (0.81 miles)
St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith (1 miles)
Dalkeith, parish (1 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, S.Queensferry, Dalmeny (1.5 miles)
Newbattle, parish (1.8 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Woomet, former parish, Newton
Parish details
Newton including Woomet WMX
Parish TLA
NTN
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
Granted to Dunfermline by Alwin Renner and his wife Ada, confirmed by Malcolm IV, and Robert bishop of St Andrews (1154x1159); but in spite of numerous confirmations, the patronage alone seems to have been enjoyed by the abbey for some considerable time.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Newton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Newton
Place
Newton, 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 formNeutun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameNewton PlaceNewton, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 164 Date of citation1153 x 1162 |
Source code
RRS i
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum
Editors
G.W.S.Barrow
Secondary Title
The Acts of Malcolm IV 1153- 1165
Volume
i
Year
1960
Place-name data
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