Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Church, St Andrews-Lhanbryde
Grid reference
NJ 249 627 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324900 862700
Latitude
57.648193751559546
Longitude
-3.258378926318769
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St Andrews, parish (aka Kilmalemnock) SAB (0 miles)
St Andrews, settlement, St Andrews & Lhanbryde (0.09 miles)
Kilmalemnock, settlement, St Andrews & Lhanbryde (0.26 miles)
Kilmalemnock, eccles., St Andrews, SAB (0.44 miles)
St Andrews-Lhanbryde, modern parish (0.61 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is was the parish church of St Andrews parish, and stood here by 1543. After St Andrews was united to Lhanbryde in 1782 it fell into ruin (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within St Andrews-Lhanbryde, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Church
Head name
St Andrew's Church
Place
St Andrew's Church, St Andrews-Lhanbryde
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sanctandros 1560, Assumption
Historic formSanctandros Head nameSt Andrew's Church PlaceSt Andrew's Church, St Andrews-Lhanbryde Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 466 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
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
St Andrew's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrew's Church Head nameSt Andrew's Church PlaceSt Andrew's Church, St Andrews-Lhanbryde Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of St Andrews, St Andrews, parish (aka Kilmalemnock) SAB