Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick
Grid reference
NS 350 255 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
235000 625500
Latitude
55.49537217998237
Longitude
-4.612244699490474
Altitude (metres)
8
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Monkton & Prestwick, parish (0.31 miles)
St Ninian's Hospital, Kingcase, MPK (0.56 miles)
St Nicholas's Well, Prestwick (0.56 miles)
Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh) (0.56 miles)
St Nicholas's Church, Prestwick (0.56 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the modern parish church built in 1908 to serve the south of Prestwick, but taking on the commemoration of the historic Prestwick burgh church. (see http://www.stnicholasprestwick.org.uk/history/history_in_the_beginning.htm and NMRS, Canmore ID 205863.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Monkton & Prestwick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Nicholas Parish Church
Head name
St Nicholas Parish Church
Place
St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick
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
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (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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