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Mungoswells, settlement Haddington
Grid reference
NT 495 787 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
349500 678700
Latitude
55.99863717041152
Longitude
-2.809772563895952
Altitude (metres)
30
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Mungo's Wells, ~well, Haddington (0.53 miles)
St John's Chapel, Drem, Athelstaneford (0.92 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Aberlady (2.21 miles)
Aberlady, parish (2.21 miles)
Athelstaneford, parish (2.45 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The farm stands on the western parish boundary of Haddington, where it marches with Aberlady parish. In fact, it is at the edge of a remarkable narrow tongue of land in Haddington parish which protrudes between Aberlady (to the west) and Athelstaneford (to the east).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mungoswells
Head name
Mungoswells
Place
Mungoswells, settlement Haddington
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sanctmongois-Wellis 1497, RMS
Historic formSanctmongois-Wellis Head nameMungoswells PlaceMungoswells, settlement Haddington Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2376 Date of citation1497 x 1497 Feature named in sourcelands 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
Mungoswells 1943, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMungoswells Head nameMungoswells PlaceMungoswells, settlement Haddington Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1943 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
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
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