Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Boswells Burn
Grid reference
NT 608 304 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360800 630400
Latitude
55.56569245328555
Longitude
-2.621641456843817
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Boswell's Well, Hier Well, St Boswells (0.06 miles)
St Boswells Church, St Boswells (0.14 miles)
St Boswells, parish, aka Lessuden (0.14 miles)
Maxton, parish (0.14 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Maxton (0.14 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
The NGR is for where the St Boswells Burn meets the Kelly Burn, which is the parish boundary.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Boswells Burn
Head name
St Boswells Burn
Place
St Boswells Burn
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 Boswells Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Boswells Burn Head nameSt Boswells Burn PlaceSt Boswells Burn 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 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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