Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan
Grid reference
NT 058 736 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
305800 673600
Latitude
55.94623512751875
Longitude
-3.508512204470132
Altitude (metres)
105
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Ecclesmachan, parish (0 miles)
Ecclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan (0 miles)
Uphall, parish (alias Strathbrock) (0.87 miles)
St Nicholas Church, Uphall (1.22 miles)
Binny, former parish, Ecclesmachan (1.84 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The present building was built in 1710 but incorporates Norman remains.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ecclesmachan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesmachan
Head name
Ecclesmachan
Place
Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan
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?
Yes
Clistmathyn 1276, SHS Misc.
Historic formClistmathyn Head nameEcclesmachan PlaceEcclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 55 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Egistmawyn 1276, SHS Misc.
Historic formEgistmawyn Head nameEcclesmachan PlaceEcclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 56 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Eglismachane 1560, Assumption
Historic formEglismachane Head nameEcclesmachan PlaceEcclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 150 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage of |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Ecclesmachan, Ecclesmachan, parish
Is source of Ecclesmachan, Ecclesmachan, settlement Ecclesmachan
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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