Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Church, Douglas
Grid reference
NS 835 309 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
283500 630900
Latitude
55.55784203331765
Longitude
-3.8472140852813275
Altitude (metres)
198
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Douglas, parish (0 miles)
Johnshill, settlement Lesmahagow (4.02 miles)
Crawfordjohn, parish (5.22 miles)
St Bride's Well, Lesmahagow (5.28 miles)
Lesmahagow, parish (5.68 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the remains of the medieval church, where some Norman material survives. There is, or was, another St Bride's parish Church, the modern working one, nearby (now seems to be "Douglas Valley Church"--perhaps a result of a recent uniting with another nearby church?) From 1961 until 1993, the former Dower House of Douglas Castle, near St Bride's Old Church, was converted into an Episcopal Church, St Sophia's. It is now the Douglas Heritage Museum.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Douglas, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Beatae Brigidae
Head name
Ecclesia Beatae Brigidae
Place
St Bride's Church, Douglas
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
ecclesia parochiali beate Brigide 1506, RMS
Historic formecclesia parochiali beate Brigide Head nameEcclesia Beatae Brigidae PlaceSt Bride's Church, Douglas Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii, 2974 Date of citation1506 x 1506 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
St Bride's Church
Head name
St Bride's Church
Place
St Bride's Church, Douglas
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 Bride's church 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Bride's church Head nameSt Bride's Church PlaceSt Bride's Church, Douglas Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, viii, 82 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Bride's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Church Head nameSt Bride's Church PlaceSt Bride's Church, Douglas 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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