Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk
Grid reference
NT 592 777 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
359200 677700
Latitude
55.990575159839
Longitude
-2.6540931065331654
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 Well, Prestonkirk (0.09 miles)
Whittingehame, parish (2 miles)
St Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This name, shown on OS 6 inch 1st edn map, appears to refer to a pool in the River Tyne at the NGR given.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk
Adjacent St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's Whirl
Head name
St Baldred's Whirl
Place
St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Baldrid's Whill 1794, OSA
Historic formBaldrid's Whill Head nameSt Baldred's Whirl PlaceSt Baldred's Whirl, 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 Whirl 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Baldred's Whirl Head nameSt Baldred's Whirl PlaceSt Baldred's Whirl, 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)
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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