Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Clement's Wells, wells Tranent
Grid reference
NT 373 712 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337300 671200
Latitude
55.92981447873665
Longitude
-3.0036246716277604
Altitude (metres)
60
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Clement's Wells, settlement Tranent (0.06 miles)
Catherine Lodge, Inveresk (1.61 miles)
St Michael's Well, Inveresk (1.8 miles)
Our Lady of Loretto Well, Inveresk (1.82 miles)
Our Lady of Loretto, eccles. Inveresk (1.82 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this well or wells is inferred from the settlement-name St Clement's Wells, and its/their location assumed to be in the vicinity of the settlement. The NGR is given for the upper end of what is shown as a 'drain' on OS Digimap, immediately south of the buildings of St Clement's Wells.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tranent, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Clement's Wells
Head name
St Clement's Wells
Place
St Clement's Wells, wells Tranent
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Clement (ns) (certain)
Clement , pope and martyr (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of St Clement's Wells, St Clement's Wells, settlement Tranent
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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
