Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John Street, Stirling
Grid reference
NS 792 936 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279200 693600
Latitude
56.1198977396543
Longitude
-3.9432449857930427
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Stirling, parish (0.06 miles)
Holy Rude Church, Stirling (0.06 miles)
St Mary's Wynd, Stirling (0.14 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Castle, Stirling (0.31 miles)
Tibirmasko, ~well, St Ninians or Stirling (0.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The parish church of Stirling is on this street: Church of the Holy Rood.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John St
Head name
St John St
Place
St John Street, Stirling
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 John Street 1820, OS Town Plan
Historic formSt John Street Head nameSt John St PlaceSt John Street, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS Town Plan, Plan of Stirling, John Wood 1820 bottom section Date of citation1820 x 1820 Notes on the context of this place-nameAvailable on-line as high resolution images, www.nls.uk. |
Source code
OS Town Plan
Author
Ordnance Survey
Source title
Ordnance Survey Large Scale Town Plans
Year
1852-1957
Notes
Available on-line as high resolution images, www.nls.uk.
St John St 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John St Head nameSt John St PlaceSt John Street, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
