Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Laurence's Well, Slamannan
Grid reference
NS 857 731 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
285700 673100
Latitude
55.93738525307541
Longitude
-3.8300119434272286
Altitude (metres)
155
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
St Lawrence Cottage, Slamannan (0 miles)
High St Laurence Well, Slamannan (0 miles)
Slamannan, parish, aka St Laurence (0.14 miles)
St Laurence's Church, Slamannan (0.14 miles)
Catrin Burn, Falkirk (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OSA xiv, 79 recorded (1795): 'There is an excellent spring of water a little to the south-east of the church, which still goes by the name of Laurence Well.'
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent High St Laurence Well, Slamannan
Adjacent St Laurence's Church, Slamannan
at a distance of 195 metres
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Laurence's Well
Head name
St Laurence's Well
Place
St Laurence's Well, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Laurence Well 1795, OSA
Historic formLaurence Well Head nameSt Laurence's Well PlaceSt Laurence's Well, Slamannan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 14, 79 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Laurence's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Laurence's Well Head nameSt Laurence's Well PlaceSt Laurence's Well, Slamannan 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
Laurence (ns) (certain)
Laurence, Roman martyr (certain)
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