Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Boswells, village
Grid reference
NT 594 310 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359400 631000
Latitude
55.57096935415396
Longitude
-2.643929591286669
Altitude (metres)
260
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, St Boswells (0.25 miles)
St Boswells Green, St Boswells (0.36 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Dryburgh, Mertoun (0.42 miles)
St Boswells, settlement, St Boswells (0.76 miles)
St Boswellsbank, settlement (0.79 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The village of Lessudden seems to have adopted the name St Boswells later in the 19th century, being known before that point as Lessudden, its name on the oS 6" 1st edn, for instance. An earlier village of St Boswells has been described as lying at NT604303.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Boswells
Head name
St Boswells
Place
St Boswells, village
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Boswells 1903, OS 1 inch
Historic formSt Boswells Head nameSt Boswells PlaceSt Boswells, village Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1 inch Date of citation1903 x 1912 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover. |
Source code
OS 1 inch
Source title
Ordnance Survey One-Inch Map
Notes
This is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover.
Saints in this place-name
Boisil, Boswell (ns) (certain)
Boisil of Melrose (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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