Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Boswellsbank, settlement
Grid reference
NT 603 301 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360300 630100
Latitude
55.56295623591004
Longitude
-2.62952691352779
Altitude (metres)
250
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Boswells, settlement, St Boswells (0.14 miles)
St Boswell's Well, Hier Well, St Boswells (0.31 miles)
St Boswells Church, St Boswells (0.31 miles)
St Boswells, parish, aka Lessuden (0.31 miles)
St Cuthbert's Well, Maxton (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
St Boswellsbank lies on the bank of the St Boswells Burn, on a tongue of land between it and the Kelly Burn, which here forms the parish boundary with Maxton.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Boswellsbank
Head name
St Boswellsbank
Place
St Boswellsbank, settlement
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
St Boswellsbank 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Boswellsbank Head nameSt Boswellsbank PlaceSt Boswellsbank, settlement 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)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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