Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Laurence's Church, Slamannan
Grid reference
NS 856 733 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
285600 673300
Latitude
55.93915771987559
Longitude
-3.831696870434087
Altitude (metres)
155
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Slamannan, parish, aka St Laurence (0 miles)
St Lawrence Cottage, Slamannan (0.14 miles)
St Laurence's Well, Slamannan (0.14 miles)
High St Laurence Well, Slamannan (0.14 miles)
Catrin Burn, Falkirk (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent High St Laurence Well, Slamannan
Adjacent St Laurence's Well, Slamannan
at a distance of 195 metres
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Laurentii
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Laurentii
Place
St Laurence's Church, Slamannan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesie Sancti Laurentii 1489, RMS
Historic formecclesie Sancti Laurentii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Laurentii PlaceSt Laurence's Church, Slamannan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1879 Date of citation1489 x 1489 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
St Laurence Kirk
Head name
St Laurence Kirk
Place
St Laurence's Church, Slamannan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St. Laurence Kirk 1723, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt. Laurence Kirk Head nameSt Laurence Kirk PlaceSt Laurence's Church, Slamannan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 317 Date of citation1723 x 1723 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
church of St. Laurence 1795, OSA
Historic formchurch of St. Laurence Head nameSt Laurence Kirk PlaceSt Laurence's Church, Slamannan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiv, 80 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
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