Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Church, (later) North Berwick
Grid reference
NT 553 852 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
355300 685200
Latitude
56.05761527017607
Longitude
-2.7178606615047616
Altitude (metres)
15
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Andrew's Well, North Berwick (0.06 miles)
North Berwick, parish (0.19 miles)
St Andrew's Church, North Berwick (0.2 miles)
Kilmurdie, Dirleton (1.37 miles)
Sydserf, settlement North Berwick (2.3 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This was parish church succeeded St Andrews Church, North Berwick by the shore, at Kirk Ness. Its construction began in 1659 (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within North Berwick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Church
Head name
St Andrew's Church
Place
St Andrew's Church, (later) North Berwick
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 Andrew's Church 1907, OS 1: 2,500
Historic formSt Andrew's Church Head nameSt Andrew's Church PlaceSt Andrew's Church, (later) North Berwick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1: 2,500 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to. |
Source code
OS 1: 2,500
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:2,500 scale
Notes
This series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to.
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
