Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Boswells Green, St Boswells
Grid reference
NT 591 305 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359100 630500
Latitude
55.56645136758386
Longitude
-2.64861330820669
Altitude (metres)
300
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, St Boswells (0.32 miles)
St Boswells, village (0.36 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun (0.68 miles)
St Boswellsbank, settlement (0.78 miles)
St Boswells, settlement, St Boswells (0.81 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Boswells Green
Head name
St Boswells Green
Place
St Boswells Green, St Boswells
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
Boswall Green 1752, Roy
Historic formBoswall Green Head nameSt Boswells Green PlaceSt Boswells Green, St Boswells Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 x 1755 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
St Boswell's Green 1791, OSA
Historic formSt Boswell's Green Head nameSt Boswells Green PlaceSt Boswells Green, St Boswells Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol.1 p53 Date of citation1791 x 1791 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Boswells Green 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Boswells Green Head nameSt Boswells Green PlaceSt Boswells Green, St Boswells 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
Boisil, Boswell (ns) (certain)
Boisil of Melrose (certain)
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