Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Laverances Well, Premnay
Grid reference
NJ 629 245 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
362900 824500
Latitude
57.30977136834476
Longitude
-2.615911685965073
Altitude (metres)
155
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kate's Well, Premnay (0.47 miles)
Catherine's Well, Premnay (0.53 miles)
St James's Chapel, Premnay (0.56 miles)
Premnay, parish (0.89 miles)
St Caran's Church, Premnay (0.89 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name was originally recorded as 'Laverance' but this was changed to 'Laverance's' for publication ... a well of pure water which was the object of religious rite on a certain day of the year, when offerings of silver or copper were made' (NMRS, citing OS Name Book, 1867).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Premnay, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Laverances Well
Head name
St Laverances Well
Place
St Laverances Well, Premnay
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Laverances Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Laverances Well Head nameSt Laverances Well PlaceSt Laverances Well, Premnay 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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