Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Church, Corstorphine
Grid reference
NT 200 727 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
320000 672700
Latitude
55.94072334155212
Longitude
-3.280917075860355
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Corstorphine, parish (0 miles)
Gogar, former parish, Corstorphine (0.75 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Colinton (2.1 miles)
Magdalen Asylum, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (2.18 miles)
St Cuthbert's Poorhouse, Cramond (2.31 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS (Canmore ID 52653) for historical notes on the chapel, later church, of St John.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Corstorphine, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Church
Head name
St John's Church
Place
St John's Church, Corstorphine
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
St John's Collegiate Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Collegiate Church Head nameSt John's Church PlaceSt John's Church, Corstorphine 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain) NMRS
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