Saints in Scottish Place-Names
Funded by a Leverhulme Trust Project Grant
St Cuthbert's Church, Maxton
Grid reference
NT 610 303 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361000 630300
Latitude
55.56480990848774
Longitude
-2.618455906709922
Altitude (metres)
260
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Maxton, parish (0 miles)
St Boswells Burn (0.14 miles)
St Boswell's Well, Hier Well, St Boswells (0.2 miles)
St Cuthbert's Well, Maxton (0.22 miles)
St Boswells Church, St Boswells (0.28 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Nothing is visible of the twelfth-century church; a round-arched doorway at the west on the south side may be from the fifteenth century, though it may be as late as the early seventeenth (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Maxton, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Maxton parish church
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Maxton parish church
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Maxton
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
Historic formMaxtoun K This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMaxton parish church PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Maxton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChurch This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMaxton parish church PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Maxton 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.
Sancti Cuthberti Ecclesia
Head name
Sancti Cuthberti Ecclesia
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Maxton
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Sancti Cuthberti ecclesie 1187, Melrose Liber
Historic formSancti Cuthberti ecclesie Head nameSancti Cuthberti Ecclesia PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Maxton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 90 Date of citation1187 x 1194 |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
ecclesie Sancti Cuthberti 1200, Melrose Liber
Historic formecclesie Sancti Cuthberti Head nameSancti Cuthberti Ecclesia PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Maxton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 92 Date of citation1200 x 1202 |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
ecclesie Sancti Cuthberti 1200, Melrose Liber
Historic formecclesie Sancti Cuthberti Head nameSancti Cuthberti Ecclesia PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Maxton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 92 Date of citation1200 x 1202 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Saints in this place-name
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)