Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Francis Xavier's Church, Falkirk
Grid reference
NS 884 801 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288400 680100
Latitude
56.000889447542676
Longitude
-3.7897078705598597
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Falkirk, parish (0.2 miles)
Falkirk, ~eccles, Falkirk (0.2 miles)
Marywynde, Falkirk (0.26 miles)
Lady's Mill, Falkirk (0.62 miles)
Bothkennar, ~eccles. BKX now Grangemouth (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Falkirk, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St Francis Xavier's Chapel
Head name
St Francis Xavier's Chapel
Place
St Francis Xavier's Church, Falkirk
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Francis Xavier's Chapel 1864, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Francis Xavier's Chapel Head nameSt Francis Xavier's Chapel PlaceSt Francis Xavier's Church, Falkirk 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
Francis (ns) (certain)
Francis Xavier (certain)
St Francis Xavier's Church
Head name
St Francis Xavier's Church
Place
St Francis Xavier's Church, Falkirk
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Saints in this place-name
Francis (ns) (certain)
Francis Xavier (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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
