Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk
Grid reference
NT 593 778 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359300 677800
Latitude
55.99148217084966
Longitude
-2.6525051883651387
Altitude (metres)
20
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Prestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO (0.06 miles)
St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk (0.06 miles)
St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk (0.09 miles)
St Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.96 miles)
Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (2 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A small stone-lined well with a good flow of water (NMRS, Canmore ID: 56232).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk
Adjacent St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's Well
Head name
St Baldred's Well
Place
St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Baldrid's Well 1794, OSA
Historic formBaldrid's Well Head nameSt Baldred's Well PlaceSt Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xi, 86 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Baldred's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Baldred's Well Head nameSt Baldred's Well PlaceSt Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 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
Baldred (ns) (certain)
Baldred (certain)